成功再就业？奥巴马要去当陪审员了……
美国前总统奥巴马退休后一直过得挺悠闲，没事儿冲冲浪、打打球，享受生活不亦乐乎。
不过最近，他可能要成功“再就业”：当个陪审员。
Barack Obama has fulfilled his civic duty as president. Now comes another role as a citizen: jury duty.
美国伊利诺伊州库克县首席法官蒂姆·埃文斯27日在该县一次预算听证会上披露这一消息，说已经征召奥巴马下月履行公民义务、担任候选陪审员。
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans told county commissioners last Friday that Obama has been summoned for jury duty next month in Illinoi.
埃文斯还告诉《芝加哥论坛报》，奥巴马通过他的私人代表“明确无误地”表示，将作为普通公民和库克县居民履行公共义务。同时，鉴于奥巴马的前总统身份，他的安全将成为“最优先考虑”，届时会采取措施配合奥巴马警卫人员的工作。
“前总统奥巴马应召担任陪审员并准备履职”
“He made it crystal-clear to me through his representative that he would carry out his public duty as a citizen and resident of this community,” Evans said. “Obviously we will make certain that he has all the accouterments that accompany a former president,” Evans said. “His safety will be uppermost in our minds.”
不过，目前还不清楚奥巴马将于何时前往哪所法院报到。作为候选陪审员，他将经过抽选才能参加具体案件审理，还要接受上岗培训。
库克县政府所在地芝加哥是奥巴马的第二故乡。他在芝加哥南部肯伍德居民区买了住房，不过卸任总统后与家人租住在华盛顿，因为小女儿萨莎仍在当地上学。
奥巴马在芝加哥市发表告别演说
奥巴马有作为陪审员的资格吗？还真有~
据CNN报道，奥巴马担任陪审员相当够格，因为他是哈佛大学法学院毕业生、有执教法律的经历，还担任了8年美国总统。
With a Harvard Law School degree, experience teaching law and eight years as commander in chief, he is a pretty decent candidate for jury duty.
奥巴马成为陪审员，显然不是为了钱。相比演讲、出书，陪审员的报酬就很低了。
库克县的陪审员每天能拿到17.20美元。埃文斯说，虽然陪审员报酬不多，但是非常受尊重。
Jurors in Cook County get paid $17.20 a day. “Although it’s not a place where the public can earn a lot of money, it is highly appreciated,” Evans said of Obama’s decision to serve.”
奥巴马也并不是第一位在伊利诺伊州担任陪审员的知名人士。比如美国知名脱口秀女主持人奥普拉·温弗里2004年参加一桩谋杀案的审理，被告最终被判有罪。温弗里后来说，那是她人生中最难受的经历之一。
Illinois courthouses have seen their share of politicians and celebrities, including famous host Oprah Winfrey. In 2004, Oprah Winfrey was among 12 jurors who served in a murder trial where the defendant was convicted. Her experience as a juror was one of the saddest ones she has ever had, she later said.
当然，奥巴马也不是第一个以美国前总统身份应召陪审员的人。
前总统乔治·W·布什（小布什）退休后也曾于2015年应召担任候选陪审员并前往得克萨斯州达拉斯市一座法院报到，不过他没有被选中参审案件。
Obama is not the first former president to receive a notice for jury duty. In 2015, former President George W. Bush reported for jury duty at a Dallas courthouse. While Bush was not selected, he sat through the process and posed for photos with other potential jurors.
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