After YEARS of assuming that my voter registration and the pool for jury duty had lost it's way, I was selected last year. It was an entirely enjoyable experience. A lot of insight into how the system works. And, surprise, it's not like on TV. My experience was that most of the duty is 4 days, and they have this pretty well figured out. We didn't have the attorneys in together, but they did search us out after the fact. I was actually amazed at how incompetent the insurance company atty. was. (It was a rear ender at an off ramp). There appeared to be an observer in the gallery from the insurance company. I suspect that atty. isn't employed anymore at THAT insurance company. The judge was so exasperated with that loser. That's not why he totally lost the case. They had "nuthin". It was over all a great experience. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Oh, and don't try to carry your concealed piece into the courtroom. (Kidding, I have to assume you all know that!).
Seriously, the best part? The judge TOTALLY looked like Fred Gwynn!!! (Car 54 where are you, but more recently My Cousin Vinny.) I kept waiting for him to say "yoots"!