Chief Justice Roberts shows up for jury duty, not picked

Richard Wolf | USA TODAY

WASHINGTON -- It's not every day a chief justice of the United States gets tossed out of court.

Chief Justice John Roberts showed up for jury duty in Rockville, Md., on Wednesday morning, but The Washington Post reports he was not chosen to serve and left without speaking.

Roberts thus becomes another in a long line of Supreme Court justices to be called upon to perform their civic duty -- on the other side of the bench.

Justice Stephen Breyer reported for jury duty in Marlborough, Mass., in 2005 but was barely recognized, much less chosen.

Justice Elena Kagan showed up for jury duty at least twice in District of Columbia Superior Court, in 2011 and again last year, without making the cut.