Former U.S. presidential candidate, Democratic Sen. John Kerry, completed two days of jury duty as foreman, and picked up some new fans.

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The junior senator from Massachusetts served Monday and Tuesday at a civil trial in Boston, and told reporters afterward he was surprised when no lawyer on either side sought to excuse him. He said he has been called for jury duty twice before and got bounced both times because, he suspected, he had been a county prosecutor in the 1970s.

The Boston Globe said among Kerry's new admirers was jurist Cynthia Lovell, a registered Republican who said she was so impressed by him, she regrets voting for Bush.

Joe Wesolaski said Kerry went around the table making sure his 11 fellow jurors felt they had an opportunity to air their opinions. He said during breaks, he and Kerry discussed their mutual love of bicycling. Wesolaski said he gave Kerry his phone number so they can arrange a ride.

The jury rejected a claim by two friends who sued a city worker for personal injuries they said stemmed from a car collision in August 2000.