That includes first-term Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who reported for jury duty at 8 a.m. Wednesday, walking from the executive residence in Annapolis to the Anne Arundel County Courthouse roughly one block away.
Wearing a dark suit and a blue tie, the governor went through the security-screening process before making his way to a waiting room for prospective jurors, accompanied by two members of his security detail. Courthouse officials barred reporters from entering the waiting room, where an orientation video could eventually be heard explaining the jury system and selection process.
In a Facebook post, Hogan called jury service “my civic duty as a citizen” and said he was initially summoned to the courthouse on Jan. 21, a day when he had a major conflict that he couldn’t reschedule.
“Ironically, I had never been called for jury duty before in my life until Inauguration Day,” Hogan wrote on Facebook. “I contacted the Court and informed them that the Constitution required me to be sworn in at noon that day, so I was unable to make it. They thought it was a pretty good reason. So they put me back in the system, and tomorrow is my make-up day!”
