I went down to Jury Duty on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in response to my Jury Summons.
A group of about 40 prospective Jurors were called – we lined up to go to court, went through the tunnels and up to the 11th floor of the District Court building. Just outside of the courtroom, we lined up in lines of eight.
The sign next to the courtroom door said 133rd District Court. I thought, the 133rd – wasn’t that Judge Hunt’s (my grandfather’s), court, or was my memory playing tricks on me? We walked in, and sure enough, Judge Hunt’s picture was there on the wall just to the left of current judge, Jaclanel McFarland.
I talked to the Judge afterwards and told her that the big picture behind her was my grandfather. She said that Judge Hunt was the first judge in that 133rd court and that at the time it was known as the “catholic” court. Judge McFarland said she wished that she had known a grandson of Judge Hunt was there in the jury and would have brought that to everyone’s attention.