Facebook Twitter Pinterest People rush the doors of the jury assembly room as Obama departs after being dismissed from jury duty. Photograph: Charles Rex Arbogast/APMe and Barack Obama: eight years photographing the president Read moreObama’s appearance at the courthouse created quite a stir. Like others, Obama would have been in line to be paid $17.20 a day for jury duty had he been selected to take part. Obama isn’t the first high-profile person to appear for jury duty in Chicago. In 2015 former President George W Bush was called to jury duty in Dallas, Texas.

Source: The Guardian November 08, 2017 20:26 UTC