The dreaded letter came...

I've only been asked once, thank goodness. I was ruled out early on, too. It was a DUI case. I sat in for a little but would have fallen asleep if I had stayed listening to that attorney ramble on and on...........

I've never been picked. Whenever they send those little questionaire things, I put in the comments section "I want to be on the jury and see justice served, for once." Or - something similar.

Now I know to also claim I read the Enquirer. Great idea!

I have served on jury duty, and I too, consider it an honor of living in our society.

Unfortunately it is also a pain.... and many people try to get out of it. I refer to a jury as..."twelve people who couldn't get out of it...."

I would hope...should I ever be on trial.... to have a qualified jury deciding my fate.

Justin and my mom just got that dreaded letter too. I don't remember when either of their dates are though. I will never have to go because I suffer from sever anxiety, and I'm medically excused for life.

I was on the jury duty twice and got picked once. Not that fun, IMO. haha.

I served on a jury almost. we spent 4 days of selection. and the last alternate blabed that he know the guy had been found guilty before.So we all we excused and they started over. I'm glad as a freind ended up on it and it was avery horriable murder case. Half the jury upchucked at the crime sceine photos.
I fell its our respoceablity for having the rights we do in this country. I'm just a fladg waver sorry.
Hubby was called for grand jury duty but case was settled before being heard.

I got a jury duty summons last year, but instead of going to the court house, I had to call a number every morning to see if I was needed. And for the whole week, I wasn't!

Since I work at a Law School, I get paid leave for doing jury duty, plus a little extra. :D

So I was a bit bummed that they didn't need me. :rolleyes: :p

I have been in 3 times and picked and on a jury once...it dragged on for 2 weeks, it was pretty cut and dry the guy was guilty of breaking into a shed at a school..the sad part was the guy was dirt poor and trying to put food on the family table...it was obvious he was guilty though....it still really bothered me.

I have been called up for Jury service many times, however due to medical reasons I am unable to serve, I would love to really, and the pay is way better here, about 30 dollars a day and expenses.

My son on the other hand has served on a Rape case, where the guy was found guilty, I think he found it quite interesting , except when they repeat the same stuff all over again and again.

I've been called three times to do my civic duty as a citizen of the U.S. I consider it an honor, but since I work in the legal profession in civil litigation, they usually don't want me because I know too much or know too many of the judges and attorneys. I did serve the first time on a small three-day muni (bus) case. When they wanted to put me on another jury after that, my boss talked to the judge and got me back in the office.

Here in San Francisco the "pay" is ridiculous. $1.50 a day didn't even cover my round-trip bus fare!

I was summons twice, one for a murder case where a young guy had stabbed a old lady to death and I really didn't want to have to sit in on that, knowing I would have to see and hear things that would make me sick.... then have to judge someones innocence or guilt..... Anyone that would harm a old lady is low life scum in my book anyway.

Second case were parents of a girl that had been killed by a drunk driver and they were sueing the driver and the bar tender who served him. They didn't pick me because I was the only one in the jury pool that had buried a child and knew what it is like to bury one and would have had more symapthy for the family of the girl than the drunk driver and bar tender.