Don't you hate getting called in for jury duty?
100394
I have dodged it for 30 years.
602567
There are only a few reasons a judge will accept. You can be exempt from jury duty if you have a really important job like a surgeon or an emergency room nurse. You can get out of it if you are the sole caretaker of small children. Finally, you can be exempt if you have a language barrier or an illness/infirmity that make it impossible for you to understand English or come to the courthouse. \nIf none of that applies to you then you still come down to the courthouse for selection. But cheer up!\nYou may not get picked for a jury after all if it is discovered during questioning that you have a racial, ethnic or gender bias against one of the parties involved or have been exposed to too much media surrounding the case and admit that you cannot be open-minded about the facts of the case.
520597
more people for jury duty?
575383
YES\n\nFirstly, I'm in Australia, so it's bound to be different.\n\nHaving said that, I could not BELIEVE how immature and racist some of the jurors were on the case I was selected for.  \n\nThey were asian.\n\nI believe that some of the jurors convicted them on that bias.\n\nFortunately for my consiounce = I believe they were guilty as charged.  \n\nBut there should be better screening when jury selection is made.
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No, because our system is supposed to be a system of our peers.  By hiring professional jurors, they would become callous after seeing day after day of trials, and would not be able to look at the law like a reasonable person would.
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GETTING OUT OF JURY DUTY - EXCUSES IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO SERVE\n  After receiving your summons, you may determine that you are not in a position to serve and need to get out of jury duty.  If you have a compelling reason, you can ask to get out of jury duty by writing the court.  This may allow you to avoid the call-in process altogether.  Exemptions for getting out of jury duty are generally given for the following reasons:\n        You are over 70 years old.\n        You are a volunteer firefighter, rescue squad member or ambulance crew member.\n        You must care for young children or elderly adults, if your absence will put them at risk.\n        You are so important to the operation of a business that your absence will cause that business to fail.\n        You are an attorney, physician, dentist or registered nurse.\n        You do not have a car and are unable to use public transportation.\n  Excuses are not given through the mail for general work or family care responsibilities.  These problems will be considered during the jury selection process (after you actually report to the courthouse.)\n  There are also positions you can take that will help you in avoiding jury duty.  Those jury duty excuses will be discussed below under "Jury Selection."\n  Some jurors have questioned whether a summons sent by standard first class mail actually carries legal weight.  Unless a summons is sent via registered mail and signed for by the recipient, it's difficult for the government to prove that the summons was actually received.  Remember that a summons is a command from the court that you appear.  Disregarding a summons (no matter how it comes to you) is a crime.
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My God, youre an idiot. Trial by Jury means that you are not at the mercy of an impersonal judicial system, you have 12 your peers deciding on your fate. It's an imperfect system but the best one available to us. You shoudl treat your civic privilidges as a sacred duty, one many soldiers have died for to provide to you.\n\n Juries are selected form the roles of registered voters. Just dont vote anymore. With your lack of intelligence you shouldnt be allowed to vote anyway.\nWith your attitude, I sincerely hope you are mistakenly arrested someday and shot even though you did nothing wrong.
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I did it for a couple of hours many years ago: hated it so bad I quit after that.  You have to be glib, and willing to lie.  (They told us our names were all "Sally Walker," or something.  Anyway, all the same name.)  You have to be willing to tolerate someone getting abusive when you disturb their nap or whatever they were doing when you called.  Besides, the pay is lousy.
925368
LMAO!! Not only is it hard to believe the stupidity of the people who instigate these lawsuits-but it makes me wonder how brain dead you have to be to be a juror that allows these idiots to win these cases!
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I thought Id hate Jury Duty but I went for Grand Jury for a month & it was a great experience & they payed me well.It is an honor to be selected. It means that you have a good police record & are an outstanding citizen & at the end they reward you with a certificate to frame.
585754
When you truly feel the way you voted was fair, and within the Law. Most people don't realize that as a juror you really do have to go by the Laws and Penal Codes that are already set as to what the judgment might turn out to be. When a person is sentenced, it has to be "beyond a reasonable doubt", hands down, and I don't think that happens all the time.....
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That question is nearly impossible to answer for a number of reasons.  There may be things about you that make you a desirable juror or an undesireable juror.  And experiences differ so widely.\n\nI am an attorney in California and I am 37.  I have been summoned for to jury duty 4 times in state court, but I have never served on a jury.  I've never been summoned for federal court.  My wife is 38.  She has been summoned once for state and once for federal court.  She served on jury in a rape case.\n\nMy dad is 60 and he's served on one jury.  My mom is 58 and never served on a jury.  My sister is 36 and has never been summoned for jury duty.  Who knows how to explain such a wide variety of experiences and what implications that has for you?
81461
One of these days it will be in the mailbox. It will tell you when and where to report. If you need to get out you can ask for a different date, or go and talk to the judge and explain why it would be a hardship for you to serve. The odds of getting out depend on where you live and how difficult it is to get quilified jurors. If you can serve do it and you will probably enjoy the experience.
14509
You do get paid but usually it barely pays for parking and lunch. My mom had jury duty in Kentucky and only made $11.00 per day.
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every time a new wittiness is called switch seats with another juror...\n\nsit with your back to the judge for an hour...\n\nsit in the audience for a day to see how the court room looks from another prospective..\n\norder pizza and have it delivered an hour after the trial starts...\n\ntake a cell phone call...\n\ntake a walkie-talkie call...\n\nhit on the defense attorney or paralegals...\n\npretend you have torrents...\n\nthe next day pretend you have amnesia...\n\neat asparagus, kimchee, wings, and beer for dinner so \n\neveryone can enjoy the a*s flute....\n\nshow up with a cooler of beer and a portable grill...(grillin n chillin)..\n\nread a news paper while the trial is going on...\n\nkeep asking the judge, witnesses, and attorneys questions...\n\nlisten to your Ipod...\n\nwatch a movie...\n\nevery time an attorney asks a question jump to your feet and shout 'AMEN!' and 'CAN I GET A WITNESS!!' switch attorneys every day...\n\ntell the judge you have a drug habit and need to be paid three times more than the other jurors...\n\nkeep giving the bailiff notes for everyone in the court telling them neat things like, their car just got towed, their house is on fire, they have just been kidnapped, there is a bomb in the building(works best for the Muslim trials), there is a stain on their pants, there is something in their teeth...
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At the outset of any jury trial the judge will ask a number of disqualifying questions such as (they will be relevant to the trial at hand):\n\nDo you  know the defendant?\nHave you worked in law enforncement?\nHave you been convicted of _______?\nIs anyone in your family a police officer?\nWould serving on the jury of a 3 week trial induce an unreasonable burden (financial, family etc)?\n\nThe judge is probing to find jurors that might be biased. Answering yess to any of these initial questions will probably get you off. But if you do answer yes to these qustions, be prepared to elaborate on your response. Judges don't like jury jumpers. The judge will use the scorn of your fellow potential jurors to keep you from escaping easily. You'oll probably be further questioned in front of the entire group of potential jurors. \n\nIf this doesn't work. Then during the Voi Dire (when the lawyers start questioning) you will have a second chance. This round of questioning is meant to weed out jurors that might be detrimental to either sides particular case. Each side has a limited number of objections available to them and may have a number of jurors removed. These will be questions that obviously favor a specific side in the case such as:\n\nWould you be more or less likely to believe a member of the law enforcement community?\nDo you find someone more credible if they hold a higher educational degree?\n\nMy best advice would be not to outright lie, but stretch the truth. Don't be the first one to respond to a judges questioning. The first person is usually the scapegoat for the judges speech on how jury service is a civic duty. Choose your timeing wisely, because if you onject more than once the judge will recognize your evasive tactics. Also I would not try for the "unreasonable burden" argument. There are very few legitimate circumstances that fall under these category.
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OK, first I'll answer your question, then I have to get on my soapbox again.  (I'll warn you when I get there so you can stop reading if you want).\n\nJury duty is a requirement of citizenship.  When summoned into court, you must appear or be subject to (which means sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't) a warrant being issued for your arrest.  I know some counties are really cracking down now on jury dodgers while others still let it slide.  And yes, I have seen it happen where a whole group ignored their summons and they were all brought before the court and offered an option of either paying $5000, serving 5 days in jail or signing up for jury duty (amazing all of them signed up.)\nWhen you go in for jury duty, each court will have a specified list of exceptions (financial hardship etc.) which can either then excuse your service for that year or postpone it for a time. (not everyone is called every year - its' random, but you only have to serve once in a year's time max.) Again, that will vary by court.  Remember though that any questioning done or forms filled out on those exceptions are done under penalty of perjury (a crime) so those who lie, could be caught although I am not sure if that has ever happened or if it has how prevalent it is.\n \nSoapbox time.\nThe ONLY requirement for citizenship is jury duty.  YES it is inconvenient as hell.  BUT, if you or one of your family was in a situation where you needed the court system, I bet you'd hope for good people to come do their duty, right?\nWe are not required to serve in the armed forces and voting is not mandatory, SO, if your life is a little messed up for a couple weeks, it seems to me to be a small price to pay for the freedoms we have. And those who can but refuse to serve are awfully petty and not carrying their weight.