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Hizzoner Heads for Jury Duty

Bloomberg hopes to catch up on his 'to-read' list

By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 6, 2007 5:39 AM CDT
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(Newser) – In New York, even the best connections won't get you out of jury duty. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is reporting to court today, noting that the 8:45 a.m. start gives him an extra hour to sleep or catch up on his "to-read" list. "Doctors, architects, nurses, and day care workers serve on jury duty. Why not mayors?" his spokesman asked.

Rudy Giuliani served as a juror in 1999 when he was mayor,  and decided in favor of a tenant suing a landlord. But Bloomberg's odds of being excused are high, and while the  $40-a-day pay jurors get would actually be an improvement on the 2 cents Bloomberg takes home in the salary he set for himself as mayor, he says he'll turn down the court's money.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg walks through the halls of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, July 16, 2007. Bloomberg was in Albany to make an apparent last-ditch push for his toll plan to reduce traffic and pollution. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg walks through the halls of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, July 16, 2007. Bloomberg was in Albany to make an apparent last-ditch push for his toll plan to...   (Associated Press)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his girlfriend, Diana Taylor, head to the last session of Allen and Co.'s annual media conference Saturday, July 14, 2007, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his girlfriend, Diana Taylor, head to the last session of Allen and Co.'s annual media conference Saturday, July 14, 2007, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/Douglas...   (Associated Press)
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and his girlfriend, Diana Taylor, break for lunch during the annual Allen and Co.'s media conference Wednesday, July 11, 2007, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and his girlfriend, Diana Taylor, break for lunch during the annual Allen and Co.'s media conference Wednesday, July 11, 2007, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/Douglas...   (Associated Press)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 10, 2007, calling for repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts law enforcement's access to gun trace data. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 10, 2007, calling for repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts law enforcement's...   (Associated Press)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, millionaire and founder of the New York Bloomberg financial markets company, is photographed circa 1992-93. Bloomberg was scheduled to report for jury duty Monday Aug. 6, 2007 and, if picked, could become the second consecutive New York mayor to be part of a jury. (AP Photo/File)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, millionaire and founder of the New York Bloomberg financial markets company, is photographed circa 1992-93. Bloomberg was scheduled to report for jury duty Monday Aug. 6, 2007...   (Associated Press)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks about his education plan to National Urban League executives during a luncheon Wednesday, July 25, 2007, in St. Louis. Bloomberg, a potential independent presidential candidate, is pushing for performance-based merit pay for teachers in the nation's public schools. The National Urban League conference officially...
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks about his education plan to National Urban League executives during a luncheon Wednesday, July 25, 2007, in St. Louis. Bloomberg, a potential independent presidential...   (Associated Press)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg walks through the halls of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, July 16, 2007. Bloomberg was in Albany to make an apparent last-ditch push for his toll plan to reduce traffic and pollution. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg walks through the halls of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, July 16, 2007. Bloomberg was in Albany to make an apparent last-ditch push for his toll plan to...   (Associated Press)
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