How many times have you been selected for jury duty?

[Pembroke_Corgi]

It's interesting to see the differences here...some of you who would really like to serve but haven't been given the chance yet, I'd give you my slot if I could! Actually, I notified the county I would be on vacation and they let me select another date. I'm so relieved.

Also, I may find jury duty inconvenient, because it really is in most cases, but I don't think finding it so lessens my contribution if I am selected..it just means that I would rather not be summoned at all. I also wonder at the statistical unlikelihood of being called 4 times in 7 years when I live in a county with over half a million people. Maybe I should start playing the lottery!

[jazzcat]

I've been called twice and served once. It was for a civil suit. A man was suing a large company for asbestos exposure which might lead to cancer some day. He did not have cancer at the time of the suit so we couldn't justify awarding him any money. The whole case just seemed like an attempt to get money for nothing. I found out later the lawyers were big time ambulance chasers. What a waste of taxpayers money IMO.

The guy swore under oath that he had stopped smoking years ago but I saw him light one up in the parking garage. I don't think he was that concerned about cancer.

[Medusa]

I was called once but I didn't get to serve because I had just moved out of the district a few days prior to getting the notice.

[lizbud]

I only served once so far, and that's enough for me. The trial was a
Paternity case & didn't turn out the way I thought it should. The defense
had a very good lawyer.

[kuhio98]

I have never been called, and it is very unlikely I would ever be selected to sit, if I were called.

What makes you say that?

[ramanth]

Twice in my 31 years. But the instructions were to simply call the court house every day for a week and when I did, I was told I wasn't needed.

So while I've received a jury summons, I've never had to go in.

Like Karen, I'd like to serve, and was disappointed when I was told I wasn't needed.

[K9karen]

About 4 times in 30+ years, more than anyone in my family. My name was never called to serve on a jury, I was dismissed. Oh, I was called a 5th time (forgot) but was recuperating from surgery.

I'd love to serve too. I sure hope the jurors (if it comes to that) who are selected for my civil case are fair and decent and not po'd they couldn't find an excuse not to spend their day listening to a very serious situation.

[AmberLee]

Hmmm. The first time I got the letter it was forwarded to my new home ~100 miles away despite the instructions not to forward...

I don't recall how many times I've had to call in three times a day and eventually not be called in.

Let's see. There was one day I WAS called in, sworn in with about a hundred others, but we were all released after a side discussion between the judge and attorneys.

On my most recent occasion, I was part of a group that went in 3 days in a row. Ultimately a full jury and enough alternates were seated before I was questioned. Although I'd like to serve on a jury in general, I'm relieved not to be part of that one. The defendent bore a striking resemblance to my former brother-in-law which was unnerving enough, and apparently the crime had a lot in common with one I had survived in my teens. Merely the questioning of the other jury members led me to nightmares in the nights after hearing them. (One more oddity from the session: Several of you know I'm a bit extreme in my crochetting habit. The judge chewed me out for crochetting in the audience, which astonished me at the time. I thought it didn't matter until I was being questioned myself. *gleeps!*)

[AmberLee]

What makes you say that?

I'm guessing it's because she's an attorney. Many attorneys prefer not to have other attorneys on juries, although it varies by jurisdiction.

[kuhio98]

I'm guessing it's because she's an attorney. Many attorneys prefer not to have other attorneys on juries, although it varies by jurisdiction.

Oh, I didn't know. Thanks!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I was called in once and they took a role call and then said that everyone would be dismissed because the trial had been post poned.

I've received the letter in the mail stating that I may be selected at least 3-4 times. Since I don't get paid through my work if I were to be selected, I have a lady in human resources type me up a letter stating that it would be a financial hardship and I mail it in and get out of it.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I got taken off the list because of my anxiety. I got called in once, I knew I couldn't handle it and my doctor agreed, she didn't think I could either. My doctor sent a note asking them to permanently take me off the list.

[mruffruff]

I was never called ----until I turned 60 years old. Then I got called by the city, county and state, then the county again. Last month there was a civil suit I was called for. The notice said if you were 65 or older, to call them and you could be released.

I actually served on one jury. The plaintiff openly admitted that she was drinking and underage so the verdict was obvious.

[davidpizzica]

I've been summoned twice. The first time I reported shuffled to different groups and was interviewed by the attorneys and at the end I wasn't selected. The second time I went through the same thing and was selected for a civil trial. It lasted four days and had to do a lot of riding on the bus!

[Twisterdog]

I have NEVER been selected.

I am almost forty years old, have been a registered voter since I was eighteen, have owned a home since I was twenty-four ... I don't know exactly how they pick people, but it seems like I'd fall into the category somewhere.