Obama Has Reportedly Been Called For Jury Duty
- 7 years ago
Former President Obama has reportedly been called for jury duty in Illinois.
Former President Obama has been called for jury duty in Cook County, Illinois, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
Chief Circuit Court Judge Timothy Evans is said to have announced the news at a Cook County budget hearing Friday.
"Obviously we will make certain that he has all the accouterments that accompany a former president," the Chicago Tribune quotes him as saying about Obama. "His safety will be uppermost in our minds."
And while Evans did not disclose the exact date or courthouse Obama was assigned, the former president, who lives in Washington, D.C. but still has a home in the Chicago area, is expected to appear sometime next month.
"He made it crystal-clear to me through his representative that he would carry out his public duty as a citizen and resident of this community," the judge added.
Obama had reportedly been called to serve in 2010 but declined due to his full schedule as president.
He is well-acquainted with the legal process however, as he attended Harvard Law School and, according to his biography, "became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review, then he returned to Illinois to teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago."
Former President Obama has been called for jury duty in Cook County, Illinois, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
Chief Circuit Court Judge Timothy Evans is said to have announced the news at a Cook County budget hearing Friday.
"Obviously we will make certain that he has all the accouterments that accompany a former president," the Chicago Tribune quotes him as saying about Obama. "His safety will be uppermost in our minds."
And while Evans did not disclose the exact date or courthouse Obama was assigned, the former president, who lives in Washington, D.C. but still has a home in the Chicago area, is expected to appear sometime next month.
"He made it crystal-clear to me through his representative that he would carry out his public duty as a citizen and resident of this community," the judge added.
Obama had reportedly been called to serve in 2010 but declined due to his full schedule as president.
He is well-acquainted with the legal process however, as he attended Harvard Law School and, according to his biography, "became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review, then he returned to Illinois to teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago."