CHICAGO — Former US president Barack Obama answers a jury summons, arriving at a Chicago courthouse to perform the civic duty asked of all Americans.
The former leader of the free world is the only juror to arrive by motorcade, however, accompanied by tight security and met by a throng of news media.
Former US president Barack Obama arrives for Cook County jury duty at the Daley Center on November 8, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois (Joshua Lott/Getty Images/AFP)
As a prospective juror, Obama — a former law professor — will join fellow citizens at the courthouse, waiting to see if he is chosen to serve on a trial. He will earn the standard compensation of $17.20 per day.
Obama is not the first US president to show up for service that some Americans either dread or find excuses to avoid. Obama’s predecessor in the White House, George W Bush, responded to a jury summons in 2015.
Bush was not selected to serve as a juror, but images of the smiling former president posing with delighted citizens at the courthouse in Dallas, Texas, quickly showed up on social media.
— AFP
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