Thanks to Jur-E
Bulletin (National
Center for State Courts) for finding two articles shedding some light on the
presidential candidates’ views on jury service. A Time magazine article from August 2015, reported
that Mr. Trump was “one for six for fulfilling his jury duty summonses. A judge
fined him $250 earlier this year for
ignoring every summons for nearly a decade.”
Politico
reported the following e-mail exchange between Secretary Clinton
and a staff member:
In one exchange from August 2011, Clinton gives
a thumbs up to aide Jake Sullivan’s apparent attempt to not get picked for a
trial when called for jury duty. “Look and sound eager--you'll be viewed as too
crazy for either side to pick, according to Kurt,” Clinton emails Sullivan. He
then replies with his own approach: “My prosecutor friend told me I simply have
to say I trust cops.” Clinton seemed to approve. “Perfect!” she replied.
