Jury Duty

I've been willing and able to serve for as long as I can remember. As active-duty military, pay is not a problem, as I get all the time off I need for jury duty without having to touch leave. Just never been called... :(

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I would like to serve on a jury, but have never been chosen. My wife was called once during the school year, but I can't see how a college teacher could take the time. That would really mess up a semester. I don't see how a lot of professionals could do it.

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except the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain." (Psalm 127:1)


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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 4V50 Gary:
Lucky me! I got a note for Jury Duty and rather than waive, I sent in asking for a new date (don't want it to interfer with vacation). What a bunch of hogwash. Do your civic duty and protect the Second Amendment! [/quote]
Gary, I quoted you out of context as you know but think about what you said. On the last jury I sat on during "the choosing up sides" portion of jury selection one man gave the vacation excuse and the judge told him that it would be a perfect time to serve since duty would not cause him to loose time at work! He was not selected for duty but everyone in the court room got the idea from the judge! I had vacation comming up the following week and of course I was selected as juror #1! I have great luck. You have to do your duty when duty calls.
Off My Box.
Hank
 
Called for jury duty 3 times, District Court, Circuit Court and Federal District. Never got to serve on a jury.

The district court call was while I was a police officer in that district. They did not want me on a jury.

Circuit Court duty was spent waiting to be called for a jury, never saw the inside of a court room.

The Fed case was a drug case, I was excused as I was involved with a combined federal/state drug raid the night before I went for jury duty. No, I wasn't raided, I had the keys so they did not have to kick in the doors of the apartment.

I'd like to be called and get a chance to serve on a jury. I'd really like it if it was in one of the court rooms that allow the jury to take notes.

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Good for you, Gary, and thank you for your service.

I haven't been called yet (been a registered voter for a good while), not particularly looking forward to it in some respects, but I figure it's a duty, and I'll go when called, hope I can make a difference, too. M2
 
In the county I'm in in California, there are several reasons for defferment. A prepaid vacation is one. It won't get you out of jury duty. It will only delay it for up to 90 days.
 
No way am I going to be a juror losing over $200.00 per day.

The defendant risks losing a LOT more than that.

Don't wanna hear any whining when some court case doesn't go the way you think it should.
 
My case turned out to be murder one...and I did not get picked. Only elderly Christians ended up on that menu, out of all sorts of possible choices.
 
I hope anyone who has not joined JPFO
will please take time to get their grandpa
jack booklet 'an well informed jury'
I think that was the title.
I just rememeber enjoying it very much and being surprised at how informative it was.
If you order some of those you may as well order a few of the 'guncontrol is racist'booklet also, the research from JPFO that they still state the NRA refused to print in the american gaurdian.
I have a friend who told me his mother when being chosen for jury duty openly stated
she was pro-gun and would vote innocent for anyone who appeared to be acting in defense.
She hasnt been chosen for duty yet...
That helps us out a lot when we give more liberals a chance to decide that these
barrel lenth magazine capacity and pathetic carry laws are constitutional and supposedly beneficial for the safety of our society.
Not to mention giving the liberals a chance to rule on these laws on agree with our legislaters that the constitution is old news and invalid.
Jury duty hmmmm?
NO Im busy but thanks. www.jpfo.org www.ccops.org

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