Jury duty in Florida - how does it work?

Question

I have been a registered voter and a licensed driver for over 25 years in FL. My last name starts with "K". I have never been called for jury duty. Someone told me they start with the beginning of the alphabet every year and sometimes never get past D or E. Someone else told me I must be on a blacklist somewhere? Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone know how this works?

Answer 1

Florida used to use the rolls of registered voters. Now it uses driver's licenses. It prints out a list of potential jurors, computer generated and completely random.

When the questionaire is returned by the potential juror, a human goes over it and makes the decision as to who will be called. The balance is handled at the coiurthouse.
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Answer 2

My last name starts with a "Y" and I've been called every 2 years like clockwork. Your friends theory of the alphabet is incorrect...but I wish it were :-)