A REAL Leader.....
John Kerry Elected ... Jury Foreman
BOSTON (AP) - Sen. John Kerry's public profile and prosecutorial past didn't spare him from performing that most mundane of civic responsibilities - jury duty.
Kerry was not only chosen this week to sit on a jury in Suffolk Superior Court, but also was elected foreman.
The case involved two men who sued the city for injuries suffered in a 2000 car accident involving a school principal. The Kerry-led jury rejected their claim Tuesday, and his fellow jurors said the state's junior senator was a natural leader.
``I just found him to be a knowledgeable, normal person,'' said Cynthia Lovell, a nurse and registered Republican who says she now regrets voting for President Bush in last year's election. ``He kept us focused. He wanted us all to have our own say.''
The former Democratic presidential candidate reported for duty Monday and none of the lawyers in the case objected to putting him on the jury.
``I was a little surprised,'' Kerry said of being selected for jury duty.
``I enjoyed it,'' he said. ``It was very, very interesting and very instructive
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I've posted a couple of articles from Boston newspapers about this in the Massachusetts forum. Here's the link:
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...showtopic=43193
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...showtopic=43193
I was hoping this thread was going to say that Kerry had been elected to the role of leading Fitzgerald's new grand jury... oh well...
QUOTE(Magmak1 @ Nov 23 2005, 01:05 PM)
I was hoping this thread was going to say that Kerry had been elected to the role of leading Fitzgerald's new grand jury... oh well...
Kerry's legally a resident of Massachusetts. And I believe the folks on Fitzgerald's grand jury need to legally reside in Washington, DC.
If only this could have happened in 2004. It was a class act. 
QUOTE(Kjustme061 @ Nov 23 2005, 12:52 PM)
A REAL Leader.....
John Kerry Elected ... Jury Foreman
BOSTON (AP) - Sen. John Kerry's public profile and prosecutorial past didn't spare him from performing that most mundane of civic responsibilities - jury duty.
Kerry was not only chosen this week to sit on a jury in Suffolk Superior Court, but also was elected foreman.
The case involved two men who sued the city for injuries suffered in a 2000 car accident involving a school principal. The Kerry-led jury rejected their claim Tuesday, and his fellow jurors said the state's junior senator was a natural leader.
``I just found him to be a knowledgeable, normal person,'' said Cynthia Lovell, a nurse and registered Republican who says she now regrets voting for President Bush in last year's election. ``He kept us focused. He wanted us all to have our own say.''
The former Democratic presidential candidate reported for duty Monday and none of the lawyers in the case objected to putting him on the jury.
``I was a little surprised,'' Kerry said of being selected for jury duty.
``I enjoyed it,'' he said. ``It was very, very interesting and very instructive
John Kerry Elected ... Jury Foreman
BOSTON (AP) - Sen. John Kerry's public profile and prosecutorial past didn't spare him from performing that most mundane of civic responsibilities - jury duty.
Kerry was not only chosen this week to sit on a jury in Suffolk Superior Court, but also was elected foreman.
The case involved two men who sued the city for injuries suffered in a 2000 car accident involving a school principal. The Kerry-led jury rejected their claim Tuesday, and his fellow jurors said the state's junior senator was a natural leader.
``I just found him to be a knowledgeable, normal person,'' said Cynthia Lovell, a nurse and registered Republican who says she now regrets voting for President Bush in last year's election. ``He kept us focused. He wanted us all to have our own say.''
The former Democratic presidential candidate reported for duty Monday and none of the lawyers in the case objected to putting him on the jury.
``I was a little surprised,'' Kerry said of being selected for jury duty.
``I enjoyed it,'' he said. ``It was very, very interesting and very instructive
Cool!
QUOTE(FormerCIA @ Nov 23 2005, 01:16 PM)
If only this could have happened in 2004. It was a class act.
I agree.
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