Obama Not Picked for Jury But Promises Judge Visit to Juvenile Detention Center

Former President Barack Obama showed up for jury duty yesterday sporting his new look of an open sports coat, no tie, and slightly unbuttoned shirt. Fellow jurors brought books for him to sign and snapped photos. Obama swept into the room with his entourage of security, going down the line shaking hands saying, “Thanks everybody for serving on the jury, or at least being willing to. This looks like Chicago right here.” POTUS44 never had a chance to even be questioned as a possible juror. After several hours, he and the rest of Juror Panel 6 were sent home without being called into a courtroom. But before he left, he did meet privately with Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans and promised he’d make a trip to Chicago next year to visit the kids housed at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. “We talked a lot about his commitment to the children of the world,” Evans said. “And he promised him and Michelle both will come here as part of his pledge.” The judge told the Chicago Sun-Times that there are approximately 230 young people ranging in ages from 12 to 18 housed at the detention center. “He [Obama] kept emphasizing that these are just the kind of young people who needed all the help they could get,” Evans added. “He said they were the kids who needed mentors and encouragement; that so many who have gotten in trouble do not get help that way. And that so many do not get proper assistance from mothers or dads or relatives.’” More here.