Prospective Juror Lost But Prospective Love Found In Irish Court

Even if Mr. Bumble in Oliver Twist is right that “law is an ass,”  it can at least be a romantic ass.  While Bumble was upset at the statement of the court that “…the law supposes that your wife acts under your direction.”  However, a 54-year-old man found a uniquely sensitive jurist in a Dublin court where a judge excused him from jury duty to pursue “the love of his life.”

The lovelorn prospective juror explained that he really needed a long weekend because he was for the “first time in love.”  Journalist Sarah Jane Murphy recorded what was exchanged between them: