How can someone get off from Jury Duty?
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.
780265
The real answer is that if a jury trial is not asked for within a specified time limit, it is waived.  They ask before they know if they want one or not to preserve their client's right to one.
311587
If you are worried about your car take public transportation. Or, if you do take your own car and it breaks down, they won't penalize you the first time anyway. As you already know, worrying about things that probably won't even happen is a huge waste of time and energy. And, quite frankly, there is even a reasonable chance that on the week you have jury duty you might not even have to go and you will be safe for another year.
84762
Legally, very little.  You just need to obey all laws - tax laws, in particular.  Just make sure you pay Uncle Sam his fair share, you should be fine in the general sense.  \n\nSome other obligations: jury duty - DO NOT throw away your jury notice!  Some courts are very serious in enforcing and cracking down on those who dodges jury duty.  \n\nSelective service - if you're male under 28 years old, you need to register.  And if there's a war and you're drafted, you need to bear arms for this country (unless you know someone in the Bush family who can get you into Airforce National Guard).  \n\nFinally, do VOTE when there is an election.  It's a privilege that many lives perished to protect.  Democracy may not always be perfect, but there really is no better alternative.
1127930
Perjury is lying to a jury/judge.  I believe it is 2-5 years.
1184729
Contact the courts and let them know where you are and that you just received it.  I don't think they can MAKE you come back and serve on jury if you are out of the country.  Most important to contact the court though....
452771
In the past years, it was no big deal for this to happen but if caught you could be fined. Currently, there are more and more people not responding to jury duty calls, which is making a shortage. Therefore most judges are agreeing that the punishment should be stricter and all addresses must be verified. Read the column below for more details.
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Every state has it's own rules.  I've served on juries in TX and MO.  Neither paid very much, certainly a fraction of my regular pay.\n\nMy company allowed me to choose if I wanted to keep the jury pay or turn it over to them.  If I turned it over to the company I would be paid my regular salary regardless of the length of the trial.  If I kept it, I would be put on vacation until my vacation pay ran out and then on unpaid leave of absense for the remainder of the time.  As the jury pay was only about 10% of my regular salary, I signed the check over to the company.\n\nMost states have laws that will protect your job if you are serving on a jury.  It's generally left up to the employer as to how to handle the pay issue.  Many larger companies are like mine, but not all of my fellow jurors were so lucky.  As they say, Freedom isn't Free!
841039
Yes they can serve on a jury and some have. Although, depending how big the celebrity is, it might cause too much disruption in the courtroom so, the judge can pardon them.... ;)
746733
Report, testify and then go into hiding.\n\nCoach
538235
If it was a true conviction (not deferred adjudication), the only ways to get it off would be to have a Court grant a motion for new trial (very unlikely) or get a pardon from the Governor (even more so).
1174968
I assume you mean each day.  The honest answer - it depends on the Judge.  As a general rule, one 15 minute break in the morning and afternoon, and an hour for lunch.  However, a jury might be excused for other reasons  - to argue motions, voir dire a witness, to argue a point of law.
1025364
get an attorney, that's the only way to get out of anything.\notherwise it's your word against theirs and you don't know the law and the loopholes.\nIn accidents, NEVER admit guilt !\nI have been told that by many attorneys.
585840
Can't, got to go down to courthouse.
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You must respond for jury duty.  \n\nOnce there you will be among many others, how many depends on a number of factors such as where you live and the type of cases to be tried.\n\nFrom this “Panel” of potential jury members individuals will be selected  through a process of Voir Dire (meaning – to speak the truth).  This is the preliminary examination made of prospective jurors so that the court (attorney questioning) can ask questions of the prospective juror to find out as to things such as competency, interest, knowledge of the parties involved in the case, things like that, and, from these select those they most desire on the final jury.\n\nIt is likely that those in the initial jury panel will not all have to go through this process (most jurisdictions select by lot) and after the jury selecting is complete the remaining people will be excused.  \n\nThose selected will comprise the jury itself and the alternates.\n\nIf a individual has some reason that they cannot attend they can present those reasons to the court.  If these are legitimate reasons that person will be excuse.\n\nDon’t the mistake of just not showing up.  You can be arrested and brought to the court.\n\nServing on a jury is a citizen responsibility and should be entered into willing and with enthusiasm.  It is one way a citizen can participate in the governmental process.  It is the right of our citizens to serve on juries to both judge the facts of the case as well as judge the application of the law, a right we have had since 1215 and the Great Charter (Magna Carta).\n\nThis is a responsibility each citizen should take seriously and gladly.  Those who advise to prospective jurors ways to just not do it, are doing you and your community no favor.
65102
Don't. It is your civic duty. Some employers even pay you your regular pay while your gone. That means you could get a little mini paid vacation. Even if not you shouldn't try to get out of it.\n\nIf you have a legit. reason not to participate in jury duty, that reason alone should be enough to get you off. ex: If you know one of the parties personally. If that is the case you can not be a part of the jury because you would not be impartial.
443375
Well it depends. Maybe 6 to 8 years. You could get out before then. It all depends on the jury. good luck!