Alabama: 'Jesus Christ' shows up for jury duty, dismissed from pool

[ccharles000]

Jesus Christ was called for jury duty this week in Jefferson County.

Court officials were skeptical at first when on Monday a potential juror submitted a name change form with "Jesus Christ" on it. But the 59-year-old Birmingham woman, who previously went by Dorothy Lola Killingworth, assured the presiding judge that was her name.

"It raised eyebrows, so I asked her if that were truly her name," Circuit Court Judge Scott Vowell said. "She assured me that it was. She had her name changed in the Probate Court, and she presented her driver's license."

Christ was sent to Judge Clyde Jones's courtroom for a criminal case. She was excused because she was disruptive, court officials said. Instead of answering questions, she was asking them, a court employee in Jones's office said.

Efforts to reach Christ today were unsuccessful.

Court administrator Sandra Turner said she and others in the jury assembly room were somewhat shocked at first when the woman insisted Christ was her name. And when her name was called, several potential jurors laughed out loud.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/12/post_256.html

[TornadoTN]

1. "Efforts to reach Christ today were unsuccessful"

Sounds like a pretty common occurrence. Maybe they should call the Shrub, since he's in contact and has conversations with him daily.

[SidDithers]

2. "Efforts to reach Christ today were unsuccessful."...

:rofl: :rofl:

Sid

[WeDidIt]

So the courts finally found Jesus Christ

:evilgrin:

[KG]

3. isn't Jesus a guys name?

:P

[TCJ70]

4. "Efforts to reach Christ today were unsuccessful."

That's probably the funniest thing I'm going to read today...

[Buzz Clik]

5. Jeebus has always struggled in the legal system.

Can blame her for being bitter and disruptive.

[Soylent Brice]

6. *facepalm*

[boobooday]

7. I knew a guy who changed his name to Jesus Christ

He told me I could call him Chuy.

Seriously.

[brendan120678]

8. I've known quite a few people with the last name...

"Christ." Of course, it was pronounced with a "soft i" in the middle.
Don't think that any of them had the first name Jesus, however.

[Renew Deal]

9. "She was sent home for being disruptive"

Shocking

[951-Riverside]

10. People will do anything to get out of Jury duty.

[johnnie]

11. "She was excused because she was disruptive"

She turned all the water in the courtroom into wine.

[petronius]

12. No surprise - I imagine most prosecutors would dump the real Jesus immediately, too

Ares would get a pass, however, and probably Thor too...

[eridani]

13. The real thing wouldn't have had a chance either n/t