Getting out of Jury Duty?

[72Twenty]

Some dudes have a point here, though. We complain about the system, but when we have an opportunity to do something about it, we just want to get out of it.

I've done it - for a huge case, no less.

I was called in jury selection for the Mathew Sheppard trial here in Laramie, and I had my boss write some letter that got me out of it.

[aspenskibum]

i can't blame you, i wouldn't want some guys life in my hands, unless he was grabbing my girlfreinds ass or something, not like i have one

also, this brings up the old point, i wouldn't want my life in the hands of anyone who isnt smart enough to get out of jury duty

[backpack]

I am pretty bummed that I will never be put onto a jury panel because of being a lawyer. It is really informative and if you are lucky, you get a cool case.

When I was on a crack-house-dealer-assault jury one of the jurors was a lawyer. Corporate lawyer, but she was still excited to be on the jury.

[flatlander420]

Nearly everyone of career age with any brains does everything possible to get out of jury duty, even if work pays for a week or two of it (which many workplaces do). Guess who this leaves? That's exactly the reason for f'ed-up jury awards in this country -- they're composed entirely of retired people, housewives whose kids have grown up, the bored and unemployed, or (and this is by far the smallest group) people who believe it's their civic duty. Then take that group, have the lawyers remove people with any opinions, and you get a bunch of bored mouth-breathers with no critical thinking skills.

I used to do this too, but then I realized that this is the reason juries come to f'ed-up decisions, and I should be participating in the process.

Here's an important link: www.fija.org

I agree,I am serving on a civil case right now. We are three weeks in with no end in sight,the plantiff's lawyer is still calling witnesses!!!
I work at night so I couldn't use the work won't pay me excuse. The court has completeley hi jacked my life. I go to court from 9:00 am to 4:00pm then off to work until 11:00 or 12:00 am. The daytime foreman is pissed at me because I didn't lie my way out of it and he has to cover for me for a couple of hours untill I can get there
You really can't complain about doing jury duty if you have never done it.Yeah it toatlly sucks ass but at least I now have the right to complain about it! Everyone should do it because spats is right, you wiil just end up with bored housewives who's reallity is watching Oprah and Fox News all day, deciding court cases!

[::: :::]

Just dodged being put on a two week civil case...back in the jury pool room to wait out the day and hopefully don't hear my name called!

(Hope I didn't jinx myself by posting but there's nothing to do here)

[XXX-er]

Last feb I got out of jury duty by telling them I had booked a ski vaca at Dezaiko lodge cuz in BC you can be excused for having booked a vacation ... happened to just miss the snow drought and hit 1 meter of pow

[old goat]

I was on a jury pool for a long case--judge said specifically don't try to get out of it by claiming you're the only person who can do your job. He let people off for various things, like in-laws visiting. When he got to me I said I'm the only person at work who can do what I do. He gave me a look and then told me to stay after everyone was dismissed. I explained what I did and he let me off, but he didn't want to do it in front of the other jurors.
Another case they said that some of the witnesses would be from the business department at UCDavis Medical Center. When they got to me I said that those guys are thieves. I was dismissed. Judge was not happy with me.
The case I feel bad for getting out of was some guy being tried for smoking dope in prison. Obviously a third strike case--life sentence at the time --, although they only hinted at that, didn't say it out loud. I got out of it by saying I thought marijuana should be legal (true). In retrospect, that guy, no matter what he was in for, could have used a sympathetic person on the jury.

[liv2ski]

You guys are doing this wrong. When summoned for jury duty, just reply, not a US citizen. Works for me

[RootSkier]

[jimmyjames11]

I own my own business and at the time was literally the only one thAt could do my job...didn't matter. I got out of jury duty after Being juror #1 by stating and very adamantly sticking to that a cops word is more trust worthy than other peoples testimony (not that I believe that100%)...it was a case where there were very little witnesses and an officers word vs defendant. The judge booted me...

[Skidog]

I was called in jury selection for the Mathew Sheppard trial here in Laramie, and I had my boss write some letter that got me out of it.

Wow wasnt this the case they made a movie about? Boys dont cry of some shit? Crazy story.

If I could be promised a case like thay id surely sit. Some stupid bullshit...? Im out. Hate cops..hate lawyers...hate the system. Whatever you choose easy out but those still mean going there and would fuck up any scam out for a free mini vaca plans.

As much as I may agree it is our duty its tough to possibly be stuck for weeks, which you may not be paid for fully by your employer. I know I cant afford to be without pay for some trial.


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[creaky fossil]

serving jury duty is the absolute prerequisite for criticizing the society/government where you live?

seriously?

juries... a panel of impressionable idiots who don't know the law and are easily gulled by slippery eels who lie through their teeth to advance the client's interests.

they're so effective, JNOV is available

you want to know why America is absurdly litigious? because jurors are idiots, even the TGR Maggots who graduate from Hill/Choate/StPaul's/Dalton

you want to get out of jury duty completely? fuck if I know the details of how that works in your little hamlet/glorious metropolitan area. maybe go to the administrative office of the courts, and find out whom you need to bribe and what you need to bring him/her to get a pass on jury duty.

you want to get out during the in-court voir dire? easy. be a biased, prejudicial dick about the pivotal issues at which the voir dire questions aim. I assume here you have the intelligence to understand what this would entail.

[t-the-east]

I've been called once about ten years ago. I showed up hungover and haggard looking. The lawyer pointed at me and said not this guy, he's still looks asleep. Ahhh, my early 20's

You could also throw out some racist comment at some point In the questioning which I've heard works well.