Comments on: Impromtu jury duty

By: Tdave

Tdave — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:24:23 +0000

p.s. I was called one other time. I sat all day in the almost dilapidated, dingy courthouse only to be dismissed, knowing all along that I would be dismissed.

By: Tdave

Tdave — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:15:53 +0000

I was called for jury duty when I was a teenager because we had my name in the phone book instead of my mothers. She called and explained that I was underage and asked if she could substitute. They said that it “didn’t work that way” and she couldn’t sub for me. A few years ago, I simply got a doctor’s excuse. He wrote, “Please excuse *name* from jury duty.” and signed his name, no explanation is needed. It’s a legitimate excuse.

By: Dianne

Dianne — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:52:54 +0000

I am 43 and I’ve never been called for jury duty once in my life. I don’t even know why I haven’t been called.

I’m certainly eligible. I have tons of free time. I wouldn’t mind serving, and I would not try to get out of it.

I’m still waiting to be called. I wish I could volunteer for it, or take someone else’s place.

By: dave

dave — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:01:41 +0000

the best way i know to get out of jury duty is…. hemaroids!! noone wants to sit all day, and judges being mostly older folks have had some themselves

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:45:26 +0000

I would like to know what happened to the 161 people who did not show up. In some places the sheriff would come and arrest you.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:49:04 +0000

Thanks, Ryan (#11). I was thinking along the same lines. If I (or someone I loved) ever needed to go before a jury, it scares me to think that the people making important decisions which might have a major effect on the rest of my life might be sitting there thinking the whole process was a joke, an inconvenient burden, or a waste of their valuable time.

By: Terry W

Terry W — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:42:23 +0000

Well, I think I have some sort of record, and I actually have a commerative certificate to prove it: 2 1/2 years on a federal grand jury. Most of it was interesting, but going thru other peoples tax returns is not. If you ever get called to a federal court, watch out!!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:40:43 +0000

I have never really understood why people get so upset at the idea of jury duty. I have been called a couple of times but only had to show up once (on the Friday before the 4th of July, of all times). After sitting down in the chair, one of the lawyers took one look at me and decided that they didn’t want me (I guess because I looked too young, or something) and that was that.

By: fran

fran — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:46:56 +0000

I’m one of the oh so “lucky” ones. I’ve been called 7 times. 4 times in my home state of MS and 3 times where I live now. I’ve only had to serve once though. I consider it a relaxing day to sit around and read all day waiting for the judicial system to kick in.

By: larriann

larriann — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:01:29 +0000

I was just called for jury duty. All the questionnaires were available to be filled out online. I was given a phone number to call at 10 in the morning. I called it for 2 days and was then released. Pretty painless. A triumph of technology!