Comments on: How To Get Out of Jury Duty

By: Sibling

Sibling — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:19:22 +0000

My sister wore an “I love Jury Nullification” t-shirt to jury duty in NYC. She discussed constitutional law in the judge’s chambers for 2 hrs and was dismissed, along with the 20+ other prospective jurors on the trial.

By: trent

trent — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:59:49 +0000

what if i dont show up for jd, received a summons a few months ago and i didnt respond, now i received a card saying that i should call to explain why i didnt anwer the summons? what should i do and cant go

By: benny

benny — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:44:53 +0000

Just finished jury duty for grande jury selection, judge said he heard every excuse there is and said it was futile, my county require you as a grande juror to report for 2 years evey other thursday rain or shine,they wanted us to bring emplorer jury service policies with you , 150 people showed and they picked us off randomly, warning! do not sit in the back of the court room.

By: benny

benny — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:39:18 +0000

testing

By: per bratlie

per bratlie — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:21:13 +0000

i was called for jury duty in sydney australia.i told thesupreme court judge ido not believe in jury duty.torture the suspect make him confess then we do not need jury duty .he said you got novel views.you are excused bracar

By: UnTel

UnTel — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:02:38 +0000

I was told that you can be more subtle, and still get excused. They do pay attention to how you act when you are in the waiting area. For example, if you show up on time and are dressed in your Sunday best, then they may think, what is with this person, are they angling to get on the jury?

Some things that I have seen others try that did not work: 1) taking medication and using an inhaler for asthma while waiting to be interviewed (they figure that if you were incapacitated, you would have submitted a doctor’s excuse); 2) leaving to go smoke a cig every few minutes (they figure you will learn to sit tight once you are in the jury box); and 3) looking like you are going to cry whenever you think about how your business is going to go to hell if you sit on a jury too long (your tough luck as far as they are concerned). Basically, they don’t care if it is a hardship.

The other things that can help is if you or your wife have ever worked as a paralegal, or if one of you have an uncle somewhere who is or was a cop.

By: Chris Mak

Chris Mak — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:41:12 +0000

I have JD tomorrow, and I love the Dead Kennedy’s t-shirt comment, I too am a huge 80′s punk rock fan. I have an M.D.C. t-shirt (stands for Millions of Dead Cops)I was thinking about wearing. And no, I am not a cop hater or a criminal, I didn’t name the band, I just listened to them as a kid. My wife thought wearing that shirt would get me beat up just about anywhere, so I think I am going with the NOFX t-shirt that shows George Bush painted up like a clown. That should get me off scott free. That t-shirt I stand behind 100%!

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:12:31 +0000

OR….

You could show up wearing a Dead Kennedy’s (yes, the punk band) t-shirt. That’s all it took for me. Considering that the only question I was asked by the prosecutor was “what exactly does your shirt mean?”, I think it is safe to assume that my shirt was the sole reason for my dismissal. Try it!

By: Big Dave

Big Dave — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:04:54 +0000

Well I’m off to JD tomorrow. Big Phil that lady came up with a brilliant answer. I just hope that if I do get selected that it will be a very short trial. I think the best thing to do it just seem bias, and very one-sided. If you think someone is guilty, repeat it several times. Don’t come off as open-minded.

By: Big Phil

Big Phil — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:19:00 +0000

Me again….I showed for jury duty and after sitting around for 2.5 hours my group was excused.
While I was waiting I was talking to a woman who said that she had recently gotten out of serving by answering, in questioning, that she found the defendant to be a handsome man and she did not feel that she could be impartial. They excused her.