You would think Jesus Christ would be exactly the kind of person you’d want on a jury. But it turns out she — that’s right, she — doesn’t exactly have the right stuff.
A woman caused quite a stir on Monday when she was called into an Alabama courtroom for jury duty — and answered to the name Jesus Christ.
“It raised eyebrows, so I asked her if that were truly her name,” Circuit Court Judge Scott Vowell told The Birmingham News. “She assured me that it was. She had her name changed in the Probate Court, and she presented her driver’s license.”
The paper reports that when her name was called in the jury assembly room several fellow potential jurors laughed out loud, and more than a few were openly shocked. Turns out the 59-year-old Birmingham lady legally changed her name from Dorothy Lola Killingworth to Jesus Christ for reasons unknown. She could not be reached for comment.
Despite her saintly name, Jesus proved no perfect juror. She was sent to Judge Clyde Jones’s courtroom for a criminal case, but was dismissed for being disruptive. A court employee said she was asking questions instead of answering them.
In Christ’s defense, court administrator Sandra Turner commended her for making no attempt to weasel out of jury duty. “She was perfectly happy to serve.”
But would you really expect anything less from J.C.?
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