Everyone was shocked when George W. Bush showed up for jury duty
Former President George W. Bush surprised everyone at the George Allen courthouse in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, when he arrived for jury duty. The former president took his responsibility seriously in the courtroom of Judge Eric Moyé, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Prior to Bush's arrival, Secret Service agents began to secure the courthouse. The other potential jurors were amazed when Bush walked in, but the former president explained that he was there to serve, fellow civilian Sheri Coleman told the paper.
"We were sitting there and the president, he was making a lot of jokes and he had a lot of people laughing in there," Ehambe told local news station WFAA.
Bush was not selected to serve on the jury - but not for the reason you might expect. Moyé said that Bush's high-profile wasn't an issue. There was simply no room left on the jury.
Bush spent just more than three hours in the courthouse, his spokesman Freddy Ford told The Dallas Morning News.