Morning Docket 01.25.10

* President Obama is just like us. He skips out on jury duty… [Associated Press]
* … and he Googles. [Washington Post]
* Manhattan has become the unofficial capital of Joe-to-Jane legal proceedings, thanks in part to Biglaw pro bono lawyers. [New York Times]
* The Sundance movie no lawyer should see. [Reuters]
* Governor Patterson welcomes over 800 new lawyers to New York with a stand-up routine. One of his jokes: “What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 80? Your honor.” [Times Union]
* Glenn Close says she’s more complex than evil as a lawyer on Damages. [Philadelphia Daily News]
* Looks like Jerry O’Connell is being deferred. [Entertainment Weekly]

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