About Jury Duty...?

Question

Question. Funny. But I forgot to send the slip in they sent me. Just forgot it. An they sent me a notice saying I have to go to Jury Duty. But I can go the date they gave me. But if I have to serve; I can't serve. So can I change it anyway? Thanks.

Thanks for the input. I mean it be cool to sit, and watch a trial

I have class. Is that a good excuse?

Answer 1

Read your notice.

Answer 2

Depending on what state you are in as they vary. As a rule, you don't even have to reply or go because they send it out by regular mail; therefore, there is no proof that you ever got it. I threw mine away accidentally cause I thought it was one of my many junk mails. I never go because I don't get up early, don't go downtown, have no respect for the way they pick their jurors, the waste of time to the majority that go & dont get picked, etc. If you are in school you can be exempt. There are other reasons to that make you exempt. Mine now is that I can't sit for long periods of time, especially on hard benches, so I ignore the jury summons. Sent the last one back saying that if they were willing to pay for a doctors visit stating I can't sit for long, then I would consider serving.....never heard back.

Answer 3

You better show up or if your number is called and you are not there you could be picked up by the police.

You better have a VERY good excuse for not serving. Some judges are more strict than others.

I don't agree with lying that the Post Office lost it. It is more plausible to admit you forgot it. I doubt that either side would accept you anyway. You don't sound like a very responsible citizen.

Answer 4

I have gotten jury duty notices and never sent them in or called or anything and you know whats happened? Nothing thats what. The last one I got was 3 years ago. Im 26 they tried from 18-23 to get me to go participate and then gave up

Answer 5

If you're a registered voter, at some point you will be called but that doesn't mean you will serve. Hundreds of people will be called each week but not all will be selected for a number of reasons. And when people say to lie and act like some racist jerk, that won't necessarily work to get you out. Both sides are looking for malable people, people they can sway one way or the other. So you need to go in solid in your convictions, someone unwavering in what they believe. And smart, they don't like smart people. So the smarter you come off the more likely you'll be excused.

Answer 6

Depending on the state/county/city you were requested to serve jury duty in, you may be able to be excused from duty. Each jurisdiction has specific procedures that must be followed in order to grant excuses. To find out the procedure for your area, call the county court house and ask them how you can be excused from jury duty.

In my county (Oklahoma County, Oklahoma), they have a special session on the Friday prior to the week jury duty is to begin. During the special session, each juror who has a scheduling conflict with their assigned duty is allowed to speak with the one of the county judges and explain their situation. The most successful excuses are hardship excuses (those mostly consisting of mothers who are unable to find a sitter for their children), prescheduled medical procedures, and prescheduled travel out of town. Each excuse requires documentation. The county clerk would be able to explain to you what documentation would be required for the type of excuse you are seeking, or would be able to tell you who would know that information.

The least successful excuses are those which relate to work or school. I believe that, by law, an employer is not allowed to fire a person because they are scheduled to serve jury duty. Some employers will even pay an employee their normal salary they would have received, less the amount the jurisdiction pays for serving. In the case of school, most judges believe (and I am inclined to agree) that serving jury duty will be more educational to an individual than a missed day of class would be. Furthermore, again, I believe that, by law, a school must excuse an absence for students who are assigned jury duty.

When I was in college, I had a professor who was one of the judges who was responsible for questioning jurors regarding excuses. It was rare that he would allow someone to be excused. In one case, a high school student was summoned for duty (he 18 and finishing his last year in high school). The student's mother even asked the judge to excuse the absence, but the judge declined to, stating that serving jury duty would be a excellent learning opportunity for the student.

My advice for you would be to simply accept the service and plan to attend on your assigned day. It is unlikely that a judge will excuse you so you can go to class. Finally, if you fail to attend your assigned jury duty, you can have criminal charges filed against you. The courts and judges take jury duty very seriously, and so should everyone else. Use your day for jury duty to learn more about your area's criminal justice system!

-Saffyre

Answer 7

You have to send them a note requesting to be excused, and stating your reason. My state used to let you select among excuses. They don't even tell you about asking to be excused anymore.

I was excused several times, and always quoted my children, and child care concerns caused by irregular hours. The last time they sent me a note asking for the kids birthdays, etc. They seemed to have dropped me for good, because I have not received a note in over 5 years

Basically, if you have an obligation that they could not be held responsible for keeping you away from, you're off.

Answer 8

To be a no show on the day of jury duty is a huge nono. Call asap. You will be allowed to reschedule once and that is it. Even then prepare yourself for stern crabbiness! They may want a good reason and proof of why you have to change the date. Good Luck. Do NOT just blow it off!

Answer 9

Remember that you are being pooled with a bunch of others. You may not get picked in the end. I don't think having class is a good enough reason. Most people have jobs they have to miss.

Answer 10

show up in a klu klux klan outfit, tell them you just got back from a cross burning and you did not have time to change, they will probably let you go (unless you live in the South, then you will be the foreman.)

Answer 11

tell the judge his is guilty and ask the defendant to release you from duty then hit on the DA.