Reuters
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) reads a General Motors internal document at the Senate Commerce and Transportation Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance subcommittee, which she chairs, in Washington April 2, 2014.
So she did what many tech-savvy Americans with a sense of humor would: live-tweet her experience.
And the 62-year-old McCaskill sent out some rich material, if courtroom humor is your thing.
Here are McCaskill's tweets from her Monday morning appearance:
Yep. Just reported for jury duty.On my bucket list to serve. Betting lawyers boot me...use peremptory challenge. pic.twitter.com/lebEiTiF9Y
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016I'm just part of the big juror pool right now,assuming I'll get moved to a courtroom for voir dire eventually. https://t.co/oQiQ7VB8PT
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016As usual Callow has succinct advice. "@publiceyestl Sit near an outlet." Check. pic.twitter.com/QnfertUqZZ
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016Hiding in corner as judge explains to large juror pool that we get paid only $10 a day. That's #moleg not DC folks.
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016Just called the names of first panel to go to courtroom for jury selection. #notme
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016By rough calculation I count 2 knitters, with rest of the about 150 potential jurors divided equally between reading paper & reading screens
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016Drumroll. Another 60 being called for another courtroom. Hoping I get picked. #feelslikejrhigh
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016Are you kidding? Comfortable. Definitely. Love you Marcia. https://t.co/9uaWC5WRKd
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016One knitter gone. But not me. Question for Twitter: are they skipping me on purpose?
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016Possible. Definitely possible. https://t.co/pQyIa01KA0
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016This is gonna get https://t.co/AGxJhnqDyc in the room where we're waiting.Someone for the remote. Now what channel? #pleasegodnotfoxnews
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016Are you crazy? No way I want the remote. I work for these people... https://t.co/3j8X28gLbV
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016Boredom is settling over the room. Traffic to vending machines trending up.
- Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 25, 2016