Juror No. 15: Texas Gov. Abbott Reports To Austin Jury Duty
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's return to a courtroom had nothing to do with suing Washington.
Abbott on Monday spent most of his afternoon as potential juror No. 15 during selection for a domestic violence case in Austin. He joins Rick Perry and George W. Bush as other Texas governors who have been summoned for jury duty.
Abbott says he would make a fair juror but was excused after nearly three hours.
He is no stranger to courtrooms. Abbott is a former Texas Supreme Court justice and sued the Obama administration 30 times as attorney general.
The Travis County courthouse is also familiar to Abbott's predecessor - it's the same building where Perry was indicted last year on abuse of power charges.
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