“I raised my hand to indicate a conflict. The judge asked why and I explained that I was representing a client in a case starting Wednesday in US District Court starting Wednesday. I was immediately excused. It is far easier to get another juror than reschedule a Federal case.”
Would a judge similarly be as accommodating in excusing a prospective juror who is a business executive, who will have a scheduling conflict between the pending trial and an upcoming major corporate international deal negotiations where he was the critical negotiator and the deal could fall apart with any postponment?