# Being on a civil grand jury

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-on-a-civil-grand-jury/782805>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 23, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-on-a-civil-grand-jury/782805 "2017-03-23T01:44:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-on-a-civil-grand-jury/782805/1 "2017-03-23T01:44:55Z")

</div>

My city/county (contiguous) is taking applications and I am sorely tempted. I have the time, since I am retired. Apparently their job is to look into any city or county department they want to, interview officials, subpoena records etc., then write up their findings. It sounds like a great way to learn (possibly more than I want to know) about local government.

Has anyone here every done it? I imagine it is quite different from a criminal grand jury. Anyway, I’d love to hear more about your experiences before I commit myself.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-on-a-civil-grand-jury/782805/2 "2017-03-23T11:18:53Z")

</div>

Speaking as an former UK county council official, I’d have loved the opportunity to show off the work we were doing to interested citizens.