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When news of Barack Obama‘s upcoming jury duty first surfaced we knew people would show up, but it was practically a circus getting the former president from his home on the South Side of Chicago to downtown.

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But the 44th leader of the free world kept his promise of being an ordinary citizen and showed up to join 167 other jurors vying for their spot on a panel. Pressure? Hardly. Obama casually walked around greeting other jurors present and even signing a few books. Watch below.

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Shortly after his arrival, POTUS was dismissed as he was not chosen to sit on a jury. But it’s the memories he made with other Chicagoans that are sure to last a lifetime.

It gets no better than that!

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