That sigh of relief you just heard was me! I just checked the federal court web site and there are no jury trials for next week and I am off the hook for another week.
When I checked last Wednesday it said there were two trials and to check back today. They were evidently settled out of court.
I dont think I would have as much trouble with #JuryDuty if jurors were allowed to make decisions based solely on their interpretation of the law and their own conscience. What makes it really hard is the judge inevitably determines what is admissible and how it is to be interpreted to the point of almost making the verdict for you.
And then there are those several jurors who will always believe the defendant wouldnt have been arrested or indicted if he/she wasnt guilty of something. All in all I would just rather avoid the entire charade.