How many times have you been selected for jury duty?

[joycenalex]

i would soooo love to be called, but so far i haven't.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Once but I got out of it as Katie had just been born and I threatened to take her with me and breastfeed in the courtroom Funnily enough - they weren't keen on that idea

[Edwina's Secretary]

I've been called three times. The first time, when I was in my early 20's I did serve on two juries (civil - not criminal.) Last year I was called and then selected for a very gruesome murder trial. But, as I am self-employed and the trial was anticipated to last 6 - 8 weeks I was excused.

[Taz_Zoee]

I don't want to jinx myself, but I've been called twice in my 35 years. The first time I was barely 20 years old. My boss at the time wrote a note stating I would not get paid, and I lived on my own and was going to school. So I got a hardship on that one.
The second one was about 6 years ago and I had to go. They were calling the last group of the day and of course they called my name.
It was so late in the day that we had to come back the next day. Luckily I got out of it. The defense attorney dismissed me.

Good luck, I hope you get the postponement.

[CountryWolf07]

Never... and I'm 23 years old.. almost 24.

[caseysmom]

About 4 or 5 times and I am 47, I served on a 2 week trial once.

[pitc9]

I'm 32 and I've never been called (knock on wood)

[kuhio98]

I've gotten the notification a couple of times. I'm instructed to call in every night to see if my group needs to report to the courthouse. I've never been called to serve.

Bobcat has been on several juries. Once he even had to be foreman. He hated it! He asked the judge a question (can't remember what it was) and the judge declared a mistrial!

[Karen]

I have always wanted to actually be a juror. I have been called so many times I have lost track, basically every three years since I was in college. I want to be a juror, to participate in this country's justice system in a meaningful way ...

but I never have. I go every single time, show up, listen to the speech, and sit and wait. Only once has my group actually been called, and I got to sit in the jury chair for about ten seconds. They threw me off the jury second, just after the guy with a leather jacket and studs. Sigh.

Maybe next time!

[carole]

I have been called up many times, but because of family committments and health issues have been exempt, i would actually love to serve if i could, would find it very interesting, my son has done jury service on a rape case, he found it quite an experience.

[Catlady711]

Found this concerning Lake County in Indiana on Jury Duty. Don't know if it applies across the board in IN or anywhere else in the US, but sounds like they pick by a combo of drivers license, and tax returns.

http://www.lakejuryduty.org/faq.htm#3


3. How are people chosen to be called for jury service? Top

Prior to 2006, the Lake County jury system obtained the names of Lake County residents who are included on the list of registered voters and the lists maintained by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Now, jurors are randomly selected from a combined list including Department of Revenue and Bureau of Motor Vehicles information.

A random selection of 100,000 names is made at the beginning of each year. Throughout the year, prospective jurors are selected randomly from the 100,000 initial jurors and are sent a juror qualification questionnaire/summons. This questionnaire must be completed by the prospective juror and returned to the Office of the Court Administrator. Those individuals who "qualify" for service-a US citizen and county resident; at least 18 years of age; who are able to understand and communicate in English; are not suffering from a physical or mental disability or under a guardianship because of mental incapacity; have not had their rights revoked due a felony conviction and are not a law enforcement officer (criminal trials only) must report for service as indicated on the summons.

On July 1, 2006, juror exemptions have eliminated statewide. This means that no automatic exemptions are available by statute. All jurors must respond to the court as to why they cannot serve and the determination as to defer a juror's service now fails completely on the Court

[Randi]

I 1915, women got the right to vote in Denmark, and you had to be 25 years old. Since then, the age for voting has gone down. In 1953, you had to be 23 years old, in 1961 21 years and in 1970 20 years. Since 1978 the voting age has been 18 years old.

Everyone can vote, as long as you’re a Danish citizen. About a month before an election, the authoraties send us all a voting card, which we bring along to the nearest school where we exchange it for the voting slip.

Concerning voting in USA... does that mean if you don’t have a drivers licence you can’t vote? Not everyone over 18 has one.

Liz, to get elected for jury duty, you actually have to be a MEMBER of a political party! Any party.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Concerning voting in USA... does that mean if you don’t have a drivers licence you can’t vote? Not everyone over 18 has one.

No, you can still vote if you don't have a driver's license. You just need to register to vote first. The voting age is also 18 here. There are simply more people who are licensed to drive than there are registered to vote.

I've also read that sometimes they populate the jury duty list with names from the driver's license AND voter registration, which can lead to some people being on the list twice. Maybe this is why some people get called more than others?