Obama reports for jury duty at Daley Center but is dismissed a short time later
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans told reporters shortly before noon that  Obama  was not tapped to serve on a jury and dismissed for the day.
Indeed   Obama  was one of 168 people who showed up for jury duty and assigned to one of 16 panels  according to a spokesman for the chief judge. Eight of those panels  including Panel 6 which  Obama  sat on  were randomly selected to be sent home around lunchtime.
A media scrum followed  Obama ’s every move in the morning — from departing from  his  South Side home in the Kenwood neighborhood to  his  10 a.m. arrival at the downtown Chicago court complex.  His  motorcade parked in a secure garage underneath the Daley Center  a source said.  Obama  then took a private elevator used by judges to the 17th-floor jury assembly room  where a small crowd of news photographers  reporters  court staff and attorneys pressed up against the doors hoping to catch a glimpse of the former president
“He’s gorgeous!” exclaimed court clerk Sonal Joshi  who briefly came upstairs and caught a glimpse of  Obama  before rushing back to her post on a lower floor of the building.
 President Barack Obama  leaves the jury selection room inside the Daley Center  Nov. 8  2017. (@1992AngelM / Twitter)  President Barack Obama  leaves the jury selection room inside the Daley Center  Nov. 8  2017. (@1992AngelM / Twitter) SEE MORE VIDEOS
Early Wednesday  Ronald Stubbs  who also was summoned for jury duty  waited in the lobby with his phone ready to snap a photo of  Obama .
"It's cool " Stubbs said before going upstairs to report for jury duty on the 17th floor  as Obama would also do a short time later. "I would love to see the former president."
At the Daley Center  jurors check in and wait — some grabbing a seat in rows of black plastic chairs in the assembly room. Prospective jurors are paid $17.20 per day and are allowed to bring in reading material as well as use cellphones while waiting in the jury assembly area. By midmorning  social media was abuzz with pictures and videos of  Obama  at the Daley Center.
Indeed   Obama  was a hit in the jury assembly room  shaking hands with would-be jurors and signing copies of  his  books that some brought  Evans  the chief judge  told reporters later.
 Obama  isn’t the first president to be called for jury duty after leaving office. In 2015  George W. Bush was called to duty and posed for photos with his fellow prospective jurors while waiting in a Dallas courthouse. He was not selected to sit on a jury. In 2003  Bill Clinton reported for duty in federal court in New York City in a gang shooting case. He was eventually dismissed.
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans told reporters shortly before noon that  [TGT]was not tapped to serve on a jury and dismissed for the day.
Indeed   [TGT]was one of 168 people who showed up for jury duty and assigned to one of 16 panels  according to a spokesman for the chief judge. Eight of those panels  including Panel 6 which  [TGT]sat on  were randomly selected to be sent home around lunchtime.
A media scrum followed  [TGT] every move in the morning — from departing from  his  South Side home in the Kenwood neighborhood to  his  10 a.m. arrival at the downtown Chicago court complex.  His  motorcade parked in a secure garage underneath the Daley Center  a source said.  [TGT]then took a private elevator used by judges to the 17th-floor jury assembly room  where a small crowd of news photographers  reporters  court staff and attorneys pressed up against the doors hoping to catch a glimpse of the former president
“He’s gorgeous!” exclaimed court clerk Sonal Joshi  who briefly came upstairs and caught a glimpse of  [TGT]before rushing back to [TGT] post on a lower floor of the building.
 [TGT]leaves the jury selection room inside the Daley Center  Nov. 8  2017. (@1992AngelM / Twitter)  [TGT]leaves the jury selection room inside the Daley Center  Nov. 8  2017. (@1992AngelM / Twitter) SEE MORE VIDEOS
Early Wednesday  Ronald Stubbs  who also was summoned for jury duty  waited in the lobby with his phone ready to snap a photo of [TGT] .
"It's cool " Stubbs said before going upstairs to report for jury duty on the 17th floor  as [TGT] would also do a short time later. "I would love to see [TGT]."
At the Daley Center  jurors check in and wait — some grabbing a seat in rows of black plastic chairs in the assembly room. Prospective jurors are paid $17.20 per day and are allowed to bring in reading material as well as use cellphones while waiting in the jury assembly area. By midmorning  social media was abuzz with pictures and videos of  [TGT]at the Daley Center.
Indeed   [TGT]was a hit in the jury assembly room  shaking hands with would-be jurors and signing copies of  [TGT]  books that some brought  Evans  the chief judge  told reporters later.
 [TGT]isn’t [TGT] to be called for jury duty after leaving office. In 2015  George W. Bush was called to duty and posed for photos with his fellow prospective jurors while waiting in a Dallas courthouse. He was not selected to sit on a jury. In 2003  Bill Clinton reported for duty in federal court in New York City in a gang shooting case. He was eventually dismissed.