Got the summons, went to the courthouse, didn’t get called. Happened 3 times. Just because you are summoned, doesn’t mean you’ll get on a jury. But if you do, do the best you can while there. Making a fuss that you have to serve is just creating stress for yourself.
Gotten two summonses. First time I wrote back saying appearing in court would interfere with my finals at college. They’ve never busted me for that, so I guess they bought it. Second time I got one of those messages that said call after 5pm the day before to see if you’re needed; I did and I wasn’t. But a former coworker of mine, who had just gotten his American citizenship, was excited to pull jury duty. We all asked him why; he said being on a jury was part of the American experience and he wanted to experience all of it. Six weeks later he got another summons and was whining about it. “Yep,” I told him, “you’re an American.”
Dani Rice over 11 years ago
Been there, done that. Actually, the case I was on was a civil one, and pretty interesting.
cbrsarah over 11 years ago
Got the summons, went to the courthouse, didn’t get called. Happened 3 times. Just because you are summoned, doesn’t mean you’ll get on a jury. But if you do, do the best you can while there. Making a fuss that you have to serve is just creating stress for yourself.
burleigh2 over 11 years ago
Me either, and I’m 32… I wonder what records they go from to choose potential jurors. :-s
K M over 11 years ago
Gotten two summonses. First time I wrote back saying appearing in court would interfere with my finals at college. They’ve never busted me for that, so I guess they bought it. Second time I got one of those messages that said call after 5pm the day before to see if you’re needed; I did and I wasn’t. But a former coworker of mine, who had just gotten his American citizenship, was excited to pull jury duty. We all asked him why; he said being on a jury was part of the American experience and he wanted to experience all of it. Six weeks later he got another summons and was whining about it. “Yep,” I told him, “you’re an American.”