re: About every 5 year thread. How to GTFO of jury duty

Well...if it's a lady judge just tell her any jury you're on will be a hung jury and wink at her.

I despise people trying to get out of jury duty.

Thank God we had enough who cared to serve on Daniel Perry's jury to avoid a miscarriage of justice.

Its one of the things that sets is apart as a nation, being allowed to let a jury of our peers hear the facts and make a decision. Other countries you have rogue paid off judges making a decision about your life.

I’ve sat on juries and it’s an honor to do so. It reminds me of why I am an American. And I can help less interested jurists see the facts.

Imagine you are the defendant in court and see all the jurists and all of them look disinterested. It would be at that point you realize the importance of it.

In my last jury duty I had to ask for another notebook, filled up the first one. And my notes paid off as we got to the last 1/4 of case as I had made great notes about key testimony. In deliberations none of the others had and when I showed it to them they then remembered better. It and I made a difference in peoples lives.

Sorry, but it irritates me when people try to skip out. It shows me their character

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This guy did not like our jury as much.

I got called last year. One of the questions in the interview process was "Do you have bumper stickers on your car? If so, list the bumper stickers."

One guy said he had an American Flag and a Rebel Flag on his truck. Dismissed in the first round.

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Many, if not most, potential jurors get sent home before trial but that doesn't mean it won't cost you lots of time loitering around in the hall. Many cases are settled right before trial starts but the jury selection process has to begin in case settlement talks fall through.

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watched a court house wedding at one my summons cause the judge was the only one on duty that spoke Spanish

then next one a few years later was called off right before jury selection because of some lawyer nonsense, dude looked like a bad hombre so i was a little disappointed we didn't at least hear what he was charged with

From Meme thread

Last time I was called ole baw was about to leave for a pipelining job in another state. The judge made him stay.

First, as another poster pointed out, you don't want to be too obvious that you are trying to get out of serving. The judge can make your life difficult.

Second, does your jurisdiction have an "on call" system? If so, continue your service to right before a major holiday. The judges are very reluctant to start a jury trial when they will have to break for the holiday.

Third, wear a jacket and tie to show "respect for the system."