Stacey Barchenger

sbarchenger@tennessean.com

To those who complain about jury duty: If Taylor Swift can do it, you can, too.

Superstar Swift took care of her civic obligation Monday when she showed up for jury duty in Nashville.

Swift was called in December but deferred her service, likely because at the time she was on her The 1989 World Tour in Australia.

She arrived at downtown's criminal courthouse on 2nd Avenue on Monday with additional security in tow. If anyone thought she'd be trouble when she walked in, it was the opposite. The celebrity posed for photographs and videos with fans, and when prosecutors asked during jury selection her profession, calmly replied: "I am a songwriter."

Michael Washington, of Nashville, was also called for jury duty. He said at first, he didn't realize who Swift was, though he is a fan. By the end of the day, he left with a picture.

"She’s really a nice girl," he said. "She didn’t have a problem with taking pictures. If she didn’t want to be there, she didn’t act like it. She was just doing her civic duty. Very sweet."

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Swift was dismissed about 1 p.m.

The trial, had Swift been picked, was a domestic violence case involving a charge of aggravated rape before Criminal Court Judge Randall Wyatt Jr. It is expected to last two or three days.

Swift's courthouse appearance drew attention on social media:

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