A senior law enforcement official who has been briefed says Obama is scheduled to show up for jury duty on Wednesday morning at the Richard J. Daley Center. The official, who is not authorized to speak about the former president’s jury duty, spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Daley Center houses various county agencies and several courtrooms where civil cases are heard.
Obama owns a home in the Kenwood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Like others, Obama is in line to be paid $17.20 a day for jury duty.
Obama isn’t the first high-profile person to appear for jury duty in Chicago. In 2004, Oprah Winfrey was on a jury that convicted a man of murder.
Ooh a civil case, that should be interesting.
No sane lawyer would put him on a jury, so this is just going to be disruptive. Drop him.
How much fun would it be to be seated next to him while waiting out jury duty?
Hope he doesn’t develop a bone spur that keeps him from serving.
Fox News chyron: Obama’s day in court approaches.