The week that was
It has been an exhausting week, actually weeks as last week bled into this week. This time of year court gets very busy and our calendar fills up. it becomes difficult for me to plan ahead -- I may be scheduled at the last minute and but for major important things (Austin and my birthday trip counts as major important) my plans must be flexible to the company's needs. Because tide and trial wait for no one.
This week I've been working on several different cases, one of which had closing arguments today in LA, which meant that every night I was working with counsel on her prep for that. During the day I was doing other stuff, so it's been like fitting two days into one day for a week. It's very exhausting.
And, I had on and off again jury duty in (now that it's over I am released to talk about it) a major criminal trial. I was pleased to hear for the jurors who were empanelled that the 6-8 week trial they were looking at is done. As of today all three of the defendants plea bargained and so the case is over. It was going to be a massive murder case with multiple defendants and lots of media attention was expected and it would have been a zoo. Although there was a part of being summoned for a jury that I found to be interesting, the case itself and the thought of surviving work and an 8 week trial was causing me a great deal of stress. A couple of jurors became tearful during voir dire, and I completely understand. In my case, anxiety goes straight to my neck and shoulders. I had an ongoing headache and neck ache for most of the week as I moved between court and work waiting to discover my fate. I haven't taken so much ibuprofren to get through the day in over a decade.I'm so glad that is over. I was surprised at how much of a weight it was.
This week I've been working on several different cases, one of which had closing arguments today in LA, which meant that every night I was working with counsel on her prep for that. During the day I was doing other stuff, so it's been like fitting two days into one day for a week. It's very exhausting.
And, I had on and off again jury duty in (now that it's over I am released to talk about it) a major criminal trial. I was pleased to hear for the jurors who were empanelled that the 6-8 week trial they were looking at is done. As of today all three of the defendants plea bargained and so the case is over. It was going to be a massive murder case with multiple defendants and lots of media attention was expected and it would have been a zoo. Although there was a part of being summoned for a jury that I found to be interesting, the case itself and the thought of surviving work and an 8 week trial was causing me a great deal of stress. A couple of jurors became tearful during voir dire, and I completely understand. In my case, anxiety goes straight to my neck and shoulders. I had an ongoing headache and neck ache for most of the week as I moved between court and work waiting to discover my fate. I haven't taken so much ibuprofren to get through the day in over a decade.I'm so glad that is over. I was surprised at how much of a weight it was.