<p>I have been called multiple times for jury duty when I was nursing (my children are very spread out) and was always given a year exemption, but never recalled nearly that quickly. I think it had been at least five years since I was called, which I was this Summer.</p>
<p>There is a number you call the night before to see if you have to come in. Because my date was a Monday, I was confident I would at least have to go in and I did. The presiding Judge came in and spoke to us. </p>
<p>We live in a high-crime and very litigious county. However, the Judge said that about 90 percent of cases settle or plea out the day the trial was suppose to start. And he said that our simple presence in the building was why that happens. Are the attorneys and their clients really sure they want to trust these people gathered here?</p>
<p>I wonder if other jurisdictions have such a high rate of cases not going to trial?</p>