Clay's RJC Adventure

Clay got called for jury duty to report today, July 3rd. If you get called to jury duty for King County Superior Court there are two options - the downtown Seattle courthouse (which is convenient for us) or the Kent Regional Justice Center (RJC). Kent is quite a distance from our home and it takes about an hour and a half to travel there by bus with a transfer in the middle. This is the second time in less than two years that Clay has drawn jury duty in Kent. That's difficult of course because of his lack of eyesight. Traveling alone is a bit more challenging.

It was our plan for me to drive Clay to jury duty this morning and he would take a bus home. So we spent Sunday night driving to Kent to check out bus stops so Clay would know where to go. We couldn't tell for sure which was the correct bus stop, so we got up extra early this morning so we could get to Kent in time to walk to the bus stop before he had to report. We got there about 7:15, parked the car and walked to the bus stop. Then we went to the jury check-in room where Clay was asked for his jury summons. While he was looking for it in his bag, the woman behind the counter asked if he had an impairment and we told him he is legaly blind. Clay explained he was not sure if he would be able to see exhibits clearly. The woman asked if he would prefer to be excused. Clay's response? "Sure!"

I had to drive back to the Northgate Park N Ride where I would leave the car for the day, and Clay walked home from there. That was the easiest jury service he has had yet!