Jury Duty

[Jagdaddy]

I just got summoned for Federal Jury Duty, I was supposed to report this coming Monday, but got an email last night that its been rescheduled for July 13 - curious to see what happens

Interesting! I've never been summoned for federal jury duty, although I clerked for a federal magistrate judge for a year after law school. I'm regularly summoned for state jury duty, but I've only been selected once and that case got dismissed after facts came out that made the plaintiff legally unable to win (in Colorado you're not liable if someone slips on the sidewalk in front of your place, even though you're supposed to shovel it if it snows, because it's public right of way, but you are if they slip on your driveway, and the plaintiff testified that he slipped on the sidewalk). I was once next in line to be questioned further for jury selection when the last alternate was selected from a pool of over 100 people for a case in which one neo-nazi type stabbed another neo-nazi type to death, allegedly in self-defense. That would surely have been interesting.

 

[buxfan4life]

I just got summoned for Federal Jury Duty, I was supposed to report this coming Monday, but got an email last night that its been rescheduled for July 13 - curious to see what happens

I was summoned to fed duty a couple of years ago. Had to call in each evening to see if there was anything on the docket for the next day. Two weeks I believe was the duty to call. Nothing was ever docketed, so I guess it will be years before I might be called again.

Never was called for jury duty while living in Ohio. Since moving to Broward County, Florida, I have been summoned 4 times in 20 years. Of the 4, only once was I pooled and sat for selection. Did not get seated and glad because the case called for sequestering the jury and the trial was to start in late November. The case lasted 2 1/2 weeks as I recall.

 

[DubCoffman62]

Years ago when I was called in I was sitting in the jury selection and the defendant, who was already in prison and the most evil and ugliest fuck I'd ever seen in my life, kept turning around and glaring at the potential jurors as they was asked various questions. Didn't get selected but I'm sure he got the chair.

 

[Trevi]

I had federal jury duty in Newark NJ about 30 years ago in early July. First day I had to report, they gave us a basic overview and stated that the judge was available for anyone that wanted to request to be excused. They added that if you want to go that route, just know that summer is our slowest season, you may or may not serve on a trail if you stick around. If you do get excused, you will be recalled for the fall session which is a much busier and you will in all likelihood have to sit in on a trial. I stuck around, did not have to sit in on a trial.

 

[calibuck]

Have served once, called twice, and never got seated. Amazing the time spent on 'getting out' of serving. Some of the reasons were hilarious, and some were very real and down to earth. 'Cannot serve on a two month trial, work on commission, and if don't sell, don't get paid', and 'cannot serve as am single mother, with two children, and precarious job'. Very real answers, but judge didn't seem to care. I was going to use 'I am white, male, old, highly educated, and believe in hanging them high'. Wife suggested I not try that one. On the other hand, if I was being tried, could I use the same sentence to void the trial, as the others are not my peers?