Did My Duty!!

[sqiggy]

Just finished up on a civil suit. First time ever serving and how I got picked I don’t know. Never said a word during the lawyers questionings. Now on the other hand, the 2 ladies sitting in front of me were very vocal. So me and the guy sitting next to me got picked as well as those two ladies!!!
Anyway, it was a family squabble over inheritance, land, and money. Really, the only winners in this case were the lawyers. Sad that this case started in 2014 and eventually ended up at the Texas Supreme Court in 2018. That’s when the brother and sister finally won their case. Then they took their niece and nephew to court for them to pay their 1/3 of legal fees which is what we decided today.
So, if you don’t have a will made up, now is a good time to get one. And make sure who you list as executor follows your exact wishes.

[DaveC]

Wow that seems like a long drag out.

Thanks for doing your part.

Some day I / we might find ourselves at the hands of a jury and hope some good folks showed up to represent.

[Aggiehunter08]

Good job Yes everyone needs a will!

[sqiggy]

There was a guy there that works at the same plant as I do. When we showed up on that first morning, there were about 75 people there. He took notice and told me to look around. He said how many young people you see? There wasn’t any. I would say 95% were 50 and over. The other 5% in the 40 yr old range.
Kinda makes you go hmmmmmm!!!

[tvc184]

…….. how I got picked I don’t know.

People do not get picked for a jury, they get eliminated from it. That is why you typically hear questions in your situation like have you ever been involved in a lawsuit over an inheritance, etc. In most trials the attorneys on both sides have a certain number of strikes they can make.

Never said a word during the lawyers questionings…….

That’s is why you are not eliminated. You are less offensive to both sides than someone else in the jury pool.

[Johnny Dangerr]

Our will is being re-done. Should see the new one this week...

[chadt1234]

I have a fairly jaded view of our civil system. My father was sued by a client and it was a judge trial. I attended several days and read all of the judges responses/questions. What I learned was that there is no winner/loser like you would think. It's all percentages. The judge just determined what percentage she thought my father was at fault and that's what the ruling was for.

[Burnadell]

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Just finished up on a civil suit. First time ever serving and how I got picked I don’t know. Never said a word during the lawyers questionings. Now on the other hand, the 2 ladies sitting in front of me were very vocal. So me and the guy sitting next to me got picked as well as those two ladies!!!
Anyway, it was a family squabble over inheritance, land, and money. Really, the only winners in this case were the lawyers. Sad that this case started in 2014 and eventually ended up at the Texas Supreme Court in 2018. That’s when the brother and sister finally won their case. Then they took their niece and nephew to court for them to pay their 1/3 of legal fees which is what we decided today.
So, if you don’t have a will made up, now is a good time to get one. And make sure who you list as executor follows your exact wishes.

This is a good testimony of why people need to have a will, but once the will becomes effective, the testator is dead and is unable to make sure the executor/executrix follows their instructions.

[sqiggy]

This is a good testimony of why people need to have a will, but once the will becomes effective, the testator is dead and is unable to make sure the executor/executrix follows their instructions.

And that is why a son and daughter sued their dad. The dad didn’t follow the wishes of his mom. And the grandma had drawn up what they called a “kitchen table will”! The son and daughter had to take the suit all the way to the Texas Supreme Court to interpret that will to their favor.

[tigerscowboy]

Crazy. I'm being called to serve at a U.S.District Court in Houston. I'm a resident of Texas in Fort Bend County and just served at that court 2/2020.

With a Houston population of 2.3 million, why are they serving outside counties?

[S-3 Ranch]

This is a good testimony of why people need to have a will, but once the will becomes effective, the testator is dead and is unable to make sure the executor/executrix follows their instructions.

Yes a trustworthy executor is mandatory, except sometimes the deceased trusted a criminal mind.
My wife’s cousin conman his grandmother and it’s been a 20 year
Crazy train , thank goodness it’s finally getting settled in Texas, Oklahoma trust is next

[tvc184]

Crazy. I'm being called to serve at a U.S.District Court in Houston. I'm a resident of Texas in Fort Bend County and just served at that court 2/2020.

With a Houston population of 2.3 million, why are they serving outside counties?

Because you’re not in an outside county. Where a state is broke up into county jurisdictions, United States Attorney offices as part of the federal government are broke it up in districts. Houston is in the Southern District of Texas. That district goes all the way to Laredo and includes over 40 counties.

I live near Beaumont in Jefferson County in the extreme south east corner of Texas. We are in the Eastern District of Texas and it goes from the Gulf of Mexico all the way to Oklahoma.