Jury duty AGAIN
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Garm Bel Iblis
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JEALOUS! I'm 28 only been called once! it was a peeping tom case, a creepy neighbor was spying on a mom and her 18 year old daughter with night vision cameras. Alas, I was not chosen, never called again. But i would love to go again
john titor
Captain
Jury duty is unamerican. It violates my civil liberties.
I'm 29 and I've never been called, but I'd be happy to serve. I think it'd be interesting to get an inside look at the workings of the system.
Garm Bel Iblis
Commodore
I sepnt 7 hours in the court housejsut reading a book and about 40 minutes in the actual court room.
Garm Bel Iblis
Commodore
of being dead sexy
Interesting question and one I really don't know the answer to. I'm fairly certain that they wouldn't accept a blind or deaf juror, or one who required special equipment or accomodation. OTOH, if I felt physically up to it then I don't think it would be an issue. So I guess it boils down to the type of disability the person has,
I'm going into law enforcement, so I'll never have to be on jury duty. w00t.
Were I live, they used to use the voter's registration thing to pick people for jury duty. People began to not register anymore and they then changed it. Now, they work off driver's licensing. Every time you move, get a new one, change addresses, etc., you usually get a notice within a month or two.
Up until the past few years, I had been called for county court once. However, I got picked for federal grand jury a number of years ago. I had to sit on that for 18 months and we met once a week. It totally sucked. I am now a cop and am exempt from serving on juries which is good, because I'm in court numerous times a month anyway.
Up until the past few years, I had been called for county court once. However, I got picked for federal grand jury a number of years ago. I had to sit on that for 18 months and we met once a week. It totally sucked. I am now a cop and am exempt from serving on juries which is good, because I'm in court numerous times a month anyway.
What if you don't drive?
Then, I assume, they won't get selected and don't have to worry. It also works off state ID cards as well.
I wish I could get jury duty for a looooong trial. Since I work for the govt I still draw my paycheck while on jury duty so I aint losing money at all. The last time I had jury duty was 4 years ago for two weeks. Guy was suing a trucking company for 8 million, was offered 1 million to settle out of court. He refused and we awarded this moron only $21,000.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
I am 40 and have still never had to serve. I think I can count on one hand the number it times I have been called too. Of course being unemployed for so long it never would have fit into my busy schedule so it's good they called all you workin folk.
I am 40 and have still never had to serve. I think I can count on one hand the number it times I have been called too. Of course being unemployed for so long it never would have fit into my busy schedule so it's good they called all you workin folk.
Hahaha. Deal or No Deal gone horribly wrong.
I just received my second call to jury duty in my life--this one looks like county/state court instead of federal court. The first time I didn't serve because I was weeks from moving out of state, and I was excused from having to appear. This time I will not be excused.
My job does pay for jury duty, but I am waiting to see how exactly that's going to work because it looks like the place where I go to see if I'm selected is within walking distance of one of the stores I visit for my job, and I am not expected to be there until 12:30 pm. I MIGHT be able to actually work a few hours, and then spend the rest of the day on jury pool selection.
Does anyone know, in the US, whether most companies that do pay for jury duty (mine does) would allow an hourly employee to submit half a day as jury duty rather than all day?
My job does pay for jury duty, but I am waiting to see how exactly that's going to work because it looks like the place where I go to see if I'm selected is within walking distance of one of the stores I visit for my job, and I am not expected to be there until 12:30 pm. I MIGHT be able to actually work a few hours, and then spend the rest of the day on jury pool selection.
Does anyone know, in the US, whether most companies that do pay for jury duty (mine does) would allow an hourly employee to submit half a day as jury duty rather than all day?
I can usually get myself off jury duty with the excuse that I'm an out of state student and unavailable, but this past summer they got me. I had a very low number and was only there for about two hours before being called into the courtroom for selection. After the questions were done I got picked to be a juror and we began the trial by mid day. The trial was over and we had reached our verdict by noon of the next day. It was acyually quite an interesting experience.
I have gotten called about about every other year since I got out of the Army 25 years ago. In the old days it was weeks in the assembly room as defense lawyers always excluded me from the panels. Since LA County went to one day one trail every time I was called in for my one day a plea bargain or some other court daily got me excluded. Last year I was never even called to court as the duty week ran out.
Wow, that was kinda freaky. I didn't notice this was a zombie thread, so i started reading from the beginning. And then i got freaked out. And then sad.
To the OP: I'm sorry, i don't have an answer for you. I hope you CAN do jury duty and put in a few hours of work a day. That would be ideal.
I've been called a couple of times but they were when my kids were still little. So i had to be excused.
I do hope to be called again sometime before i shuffle off this mortal coil.
To the OP: I'm sorry, i don't have an answer for you. I hope you CAN do jury duty and put in a few hours of work a day. That would be ideal.
I've been called a couple of times but they were when my kids were still little. So i had to be excused.
I do hope to be called again sometime before i shuffle off this mortal coil.
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