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spdrun · #1 02-11-2013, 03:11 PM

Here it's once every 6 years for city/state court and once every 4 years for Federal. Serving in one excuses you for the other for the duration of the period, so I'll have to serve again in 2017 (at soonest).

Think of it as a tax on time -- small business owners still have to pay taxes, right? Secondly, jury trials (with the unpublicized but very real right of nullification) are one of the few things that are RIGHT about our justice system.

Lastly, as far as calling more people than they can actually use, there are several reasons. First of all, some cases have the parties come to settlement just before trial, but they have to have enough jurors for each case if they DO all go to trial. Secondly, some jurors will have moved or just plain ignore their summons. Lastly, jurors can be challenged by one attorney or another, so they need more than the minimum for each case.

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Originally Posted by Diesel911

Out hear for the last 10 or more years they have been calling People every Year for Jury Duty? That is too much.

What they do here is except for the first day you will be sent Home and have to check if they need you on the Phone.

From what I have seen if you call and have to go to Court it is almost a sure thing you are at least going to be part of the Herd actually going to the Court Room where you may or may not get selected.

They problem with this system is that while it saves the Court Money you will not be able to tell where you work when or how long you might be Gone. Worse if you are a Small Business Owner that needs to be at your Business every day.

They do allow some posponements so you can make arrangements for not being where you need to be. So with posponements you can stretch out your time to longer than 1 year when you have to actually show up.

I have being getting called to Jury Duty since 1980 and have had enough.
Arguing with the Jury when I was on a Jury tore My Stomach up during the Trian and for 2 weeks after the Trial was finished. I don't want to go through that again and have managed to get Myself booted of the Jury when I was actually selected.

Aquaticedge · #2 02-11-2013, 03:01 PM

show up naked.... nobody wants to have a naked guy on the jury

TwitchKitty · #3 02-11-2013, 03:14 PM

Tell them that you will be great on the jury because you can tell if someone is guilty by just looking at them.

MTI · #4 02-11-2013, 03:29 PM

Legitimate basis for excuse by judge:

Health condition affecting ability to serve
English comprehension
Severe hardship that is unique to the juror, however remedy may be deferred service, not excusal. Likewise, travel plans are also likely to get only a deferred service.

The next step is that you could get excused by the judge, for cause:

Extreme personal bias
Inability to abide by rules and instructions

Or you could get excused through attorney preemptory challenges

spdrun · #5 02-11-2013, 03:31 PM

Deferral here is nice, because you can pick a week 1-6 months in the future and it's automatic the first time. Send in the paper and you don't need to come in to speak to a judge.

hill · #6 02-11-2013, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by iwrock

So, watch out, I might be posting a bunch of useless stuff!

I’m across the street in the brick building. If you want to meet just5 ask the guard and he will call me.

t walgamuth · #7 02-11-2013, 04:08 PM

Our phone with answering on it finally crapped out a couple of weeks ago after 20 years of excellent service. It was an AT & T brand.

What is a good one to buy now?

This is for our land line.

BAVBMW · #8 02-11-2013, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Our phone with answering on it finally crapped out a couple of weeks ago after 20 years of excellent service. It was an AT & T brand.

What is a good one to buy now?

This is for our land line.

I, uh, have never tried that one for getting out of jury duty. Seems like it might work, kinda going for a little bit of an absentminded and/or crazy type thing, I gather?

MV

elchivito · #9 02-11-2013, 04:20 PM

About 25 years ago I got called, then got a call the day before telling me not to show up. I haven't been called since.

SirNik84 · #10 02-12-2013, 01:02 PM

Hmm. So this means your trouble with the law in regards to speeding and what not is a get out of Jury Duty free card for me, just because we're friends. Tuck that bit of info in my pocket for later

iwrock · #11 03-23-2015, 12:13 PM

Almost exactly 2 years later, I'm sitting in court for jury service once again.

spdrun · #12 03-23-2015, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by iwrock

Almost exactly 2 years later, I'm sitting in court for jury service once again.

They don't exempt you for 5 years when you get called up?

MTI · #13 03-23-2015, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

They don't exempt you for 5 years when you get called up?

Varies by state and county. In sparsely populated areas, jury duty rotation can be very short. Also, waiver can be based on actually sitting on a jury versus just being called in.