Great Moments in the Justice System
How many of you think you could get out of jury duty to go fish?
Senior U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King,
overseeing jury selection for a civil trial at the Key West courthouse,
asked prospective jurors if anyone had cause to be excused...A third fellow stepped forward and said his name was James Johnson.
He knew the importance of jury duty, he said, but he had a special
houseguest and, please, if he wasn't really needed, could he be excused?...King looked at him funny. ''Did you coach?'' ``Yes.''
''Where?'' King asked.
Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, University of Miami, Oklahoma State. He rattled off others -- Iowa State, Wichita State.
''That's enough,'' said King as folks in the courtroom laughed. By then, the judge realized it was Jimmy Johnson....
Johnson, 63, an Islamorada resident, told King his houseguest was Bill Parcells, who recently retired as Dallas head coach. He planned to take the Big Tuna fishing.
King excused Johnson, but not before asking him to predict the Gators' record for next season.
Looks like Urban Meyer is probably safe from jury duty in this court too.
