I was called for jury duty selection, and the first thing the judge asked was if anyone knew the defendant. One woman raised her hand, and said the defendant was her son-in-law. We all had a good laugh, and the judge told her to go home.
I’m able to be excused permanently from jury duty because I’m over 70. They told me I could be reinstated if that changed. Like I’m going to get younger? I wish…
People will always come up with lame excuses to shirk their duty as a citizen to sit as an impartial member of a jury. But I have to admit that the only time I was called, I told the Judge that I was confident I could remain impartial since as a Company Commander I had been acting as Judge, Jury and Executioner for 126 Soldiers under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Defense Attorney then immediately rejected me as a potential Juror.
Cops used to be excluded. Then NY changed the law, figuring we can still do civil trials, etc. Of course, paid leave was for jury duty was never in our contract, even though the firemen and DPW and clerks got it. We had a real jerk mayor who was trying to screw us over, and said it wasn’t in our contract so we wouldn;t get it. The one officer who was called told the Judge we didn’t get paid leave, and the Judge told him “You get vacation time, don’t you?”
I was lucky. I never got called until after I retired. I went, and there were probably 60 of us there, and they need 40. They called 40 numbers. I missed the cut. Then they asked those 40 if anyone had a reason they couldn’t serve. 12 were excluded. They picked 12 more out of the 20 of us that were left. Then they asked those 12 if anyone couldn’t serve. 2 more were excluded. So now we were down to 8 and they were picking 2 more. I still didn;t get picked. She took the six of us that were left and said thanks, and told us we were off the hook for six years. Then she said “You know, you can VOLUNTEER for Jury Duty.” None of us did.
Then there’s my wife, who got out of it three times. They finally told her she had to go, and it was the week after Easter break, so all the cases had been adjourned to then. She got called for three different trials, but excused by counsel before trial.
I remember my mom serving when I was a kid, lasted 6 months of trail. Even the Judge was getting tired of it. They did not inform jurors as inmate sued over some issue, I just remember 6 months. I served on one trail should never gone over a stolen check wrong party accused, I worked pt and I did not have to turn check in, where I worked at a full time worker had to payback the check. My husband served a few Federal cases and couple of local cases. One local case a man was robbed in his apartment, a man and I was talking as we went to a technical college, he was the victim I told him my husband was on a jury he asked who I told him I could not state nor did I tell my husband until after his case was over about that guy, turned out was that man’s case. The jury almost did not believe the victim.
I have went for jury duty three times and never heard a case. The last time was best. The judge asked if any of us jurist had anything stolen before. I just had had an expensive piece of video equipment stolen a week earlier. I was excused and was not called for anymore cases the remaining of the two weeks in the jury pool.
Little Caesar over 4 years ago
“I was dating a contortionist, ’til she broke it off.”
Grumpy Old Guy over 4 years ago
I’ll have to remember that golf ball one….
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
I loved serving on a jury! I wish I could do it more often. I think people just assume it’s going to be bad without ever trying it.
DaBoogadie over 4 years ago
I tend to internalize…I’d find my self guilty.
Sue G over 4 years ago
I was called for jury duty selection, and the first thing the judge asked was if anyone knew the defendant. One woman raised her hand, and said the defendant was her son-in-law. We all had a good laugh, and the judge told her to go home.
monya_43 over 4 years ago
I’m able to be excused permanently from jury duty because I’m over 70. They told me I could be reinstated if that changed. Like I’m going to get younger? I wish…
COL Crash over 4 years ago
People will always come up with lame excuses to shirk their duty as a citizen to sit as an impartial member of a jury. But I have to admit that the only time I was called, I told the Judge that I was confident I could remain impartial since as a Company Commander I had been acting as Judge, Jury and Executioner for 126 Soldiers under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Defense Attorney then immediately rejected me as a potential Juror.
tcayer over 4 years ago
Cops used to be excluded. Then NY changed the law, figuring we can still do civil trials, etc. Of course, paid leave was for jury duty was never in our contract, even though the firemen and DPW and clerks got it. We had a real jerk mayor who was trying to screw us over, and said it wasn’t in our contract so we wouldn;t get it. The one officer who was called told the Judge we didn’t get paid leave, and the Judge told him “You get vacation time, don’t you?”
I was lucky. I never got called until after I retired. I went, and there were probably 60 of us there, and they need 40. They called 40 numbers. I missed the cut. Then they asked those 40 if anyone had a reason they couldn’t serve. 12 were excluded. They picked 12 more out of the 20 of us that were left. Then they asked those 12 if anyone couldn’t serve. 2 more were excluded. So now we were down to 8 and they were picking 2 more. I still didn;t get picked. She took the six of us that were left and said thanks, and told us we were off the hook for six years. Then she said “You know, you can VOLUNTEER for Jury Duty.” None of us did.
Then there’s my wife, who got out of it three times. They finally told her she had to go, and it was the week after Easter break, so all the cases had been adjourned to then. She got called for three different trials, but excused by counsel before trial.
kab2rb over 4 years ago
I remember my mom serving when I was a kid, lasted 6 months of trail. Even the Judge was getting tired of it. They did not inform jurors as inmate sued over some issue, I just remember 6 months. I served on one trail should never gone over a stolen check wrong party accused, I worked pt and I did not have to turn check in, where I worked at a full time worker had to payback the check. My husband served a few Federal cases and couple of local cases. One local case a man was robbed in his apartment, a man and I was talking as we went to a technical college, he was the victim I told him my husband was on a jury he asked who I told him I could not state nor did I tell my husband until after his case was over about that guy, turned out was that man’s case. The jury almost did not believe the victim.
donut reply over 4 years ago
I have went for jury duty three times and never heard a case. The last time was best. The judge asked if any of us jurist had anything stolen before. I just had had an expensive piece of video equipment stolen a week earlier. I was excused and was not called for anymore cases the remaining of the two weeks in the jury pool.