Drive to courthouse. Mill about waiting for instructions. Clerk herds possible jurors into waiting room and thanks us for complying with a mandatory summons. We fill out a survey one question in it asks what kind of media we consume. After more waiting we’re brought into the courtroom. The defense attorney, prosecutors, and judge have some last minute plea or settlement negotiations. More waiting as this happens. Jury selection begins. They ask each person if they can be fair. If they could convict based on solely police officer testimony. If they would only convict if the state met the burden of beyond a reasonable doubt. Between each answer the attorneys and judge confer close up behind the bar while turning on a white noise generator. Right before lunch the jury and alternates are chosen and the rest of us are released.