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I've been called twice, had to report once (just about 2 months ago). Admittedly, I didn't want to go but wound up on a jury and actually found the experience pretty interesting. The fellow jurors I served with represented a pretty broad spectrum of gender, race, socio-economic status and interests. During breaks, it was fun to compare notes on our favorite places to eat, go, do etc. The actual trial was a relative farce... a jury trial for petty theft < than $100 but I was interested in how the system worked... We all pretty much thought the guy was guilty but we all were able to put that aside and objectively consider the evidence presented to us and determined that the prosecution failed to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. With the burden of proof on the prosecution, there was no way to find the guy guilty. In this case, "innocent until proven guilty" actually prevailed. Now, had the prosecution been a little more thorough and prepared...