When I was called (for jury duty) I never for one moment thought, I can’t do this or don’t want to do this. So, when I was surrounded by all these people who were so nervous, it was a great surprise to me. I believe we cannot live in this country and not take this responsibility.

It was our job as jurors to persuade other jurors of our position, to come to agreement. Do I think the system works? I think it does. In our case I think it did. We heard the testimony. The judge summed up the case and we were unanimous in our decision. I felt we were successful. We had done our job. The judge really tried to impress upon us how important this job was. He thanked us for doing our job.

Linda G.
Mother

Update: Linda is retired, but continues to work actively in her church and community.