South Carolina Tax Attorney

    Today I was summoned to jury duty at the local Federal Court here in Greenville, South Carolina.  While we were going through the motions this morning the judge said something very interesting that I really had never thought about, "there are really only two times the government requires your participation - military draft during wartime and jury duty." 

    He was stressing the importance of our jury system and the protections that affords each of us the liberties we so cherish and our right to a trial by a fair and impartial jury of our peers.  I was hoping to be selected to be on the jury, but without a doubt I was the first potential juror struck by one of the attorneys.  I guess lawyers aren’t allowed to play. 

    Anyway, next time you are summoned to jury duty I would encourage you to look forward to it rather than dread it and consider the type of juror you would want sitting in the box if it were you or a loved one fighting a criminal charge or defending a civil case.