Even though, you didn't want to get picked for jury selection? Or maybe you did want to get picked?

Question

Don't you sorta wonder why the lawyers didn't pick you, or why they picked someone else instead of you?

Jeffery, thanks for actually reading my question and not giving me a common sense lesson. Thumbs up.

Answer 1

I got a subpoena for jury duty twice, got picked twice and questioned by both sides.

They asked me if I knew any police officers and I told them I knew every cop in my home town and my brother was a sheriff officer......they immediately dismissed me both times.

The third time I got a subpoena, I filled it out honestly as well as wrote a letter to the judge requesting that they no longer waste my time and the court's time because of my "Friendship" with a multitude of police officers as well as my brother..........I have never received another subpoena since then and it has been over 15 years. I then moved out of state....I have yet to get a jury duty subpoena.

Answer 2

They don't get to pick their jurors. They can only kick off a few that they feel have a bias aka Voir dire. The rest are chosen randomly by their juror number. I've been summoned for jury duty three times(This was all between the ages of 18 and 25 Crazy!) One of the times I got selected to serve on the grand jury. I couldn't do it though because they needed me for a whole month and I had to attend my brothers wedding in another state so they let me off. They can't kick you off of a grand jury like they can for trial juries b/c you serve on multiple grand juries so it's not just one case and only the prosecution is there; not the defense. But they do ask you if you have any problems or conflicts of interest and if you don't think you can do it, you can decline. Now that I'm a law student, I'm pretty certain that I will never have to serve on a jury for the rest of my life. Lawyers don't like lawyers on their jury...or law students.

Answer 3

They go by who you are and your life experiences. For example, say there is a case against a 21-year old black man who was dealing drugs at a high school. The man's attourney would pick uneducated young people who have had a history of drug dealing or crime, etc. to help his case win. The other attourney would pick older people who are less tolerant of drug dealing, most likely those with children of their own so that they would know what it is like to have kids going to a dangerous school where drug deals are. Picking those types of people gives the prosecuting lawyer a better chance of winning the case because the people are more likely to be on his side.
They also go by race, police officers that you know, and your beliefs about political matters.

Answer 4

Jury duty is an obligation of a citizen to render service to the state for the proper administration of justice.