Oh joy, I won the lottery

[Zundfolge]

Just keep in mind that if you look like you're really trying to get tossed out of jury duty with cute t-shirts and a "hang'em high" attitude, you might just piss off the judge and get slapped with a contempt charge.


Also, you never know ... you're tactic might just make you look EXTREMELY attractive to either the prosecutor or the defense attorney and they'll fight hard to keep you during voir dire ... they usually only get to toss out a couple potential jurors for no cause, otherwise they have to give a reason why you're being asked to leave (and if the reason is that they believe you will be prejudiced against their position the opposing counsel might just see that as a reason to keep you).

On the jury I served on one of the questions we were asked during voir dire is if we trusted police officers. I said "not really" (which is the truth ... and which is something that many people would say flippantly to try to get off a jury) and that is probably what guaranteed I got seated on that jury (the case involved an overzealous sheriff's deputy that arrested the defendant because the defendant didn't follow his direct order however we determined that he didn't give the defendant enough time to comply and basically gave the order and tackled him at the same time).

[streetglideok]

I'm not going to try and get tossed. I'm just going to let the cards lay how they lay. If I have to serve, so be it, it is my civic duty. I've heard some say it was really neat, and others compared it to the joys of an IRS audit when the debate began in deliberations. The part of not knowing what to expect bothers me more than anything, and getting stuck on some OJ trial. On the flip side, I could end up with a long drawn out trial, go broke living off the meager pay they give you, and write a book later on about it all.

[blacklabel]

The only time that I've gotten into the hard selection process was for a rape/witness victimization case that i would have loved to have been on the jury for.

[Zundfolge]

Honestly, if you end up actually serving on a Jury you'll probably be glad you did when all is said and done ... and then you're put on a list where you can't be called again for at least a year.

Actually last time I got called we all sat in the big jury waiting room for a couple hours and ALL the cases for that day were either settled or dismissed before they needed a jury so we ALL went home (you get free coffee and you get to watch a movie while you wait ... I also think they have free wifi, but I don't remember for sure).

[Irving]

I didn't get free coffee or free wifi.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Personally, I would love to serve on a jury but doubt I'll get to with my background as an engineer/physicist and analyst not to mention being retired military. For some reason, I'm led to believe neither the prosecutors nor the defense attorneys much like having a leader trained to think thoroughly and logically.

[gnihcraes]

I didn't get free coffee or free wifi.

Free wi-fi at my location.

Or man up and do your civic duty. You might even enjoy yourself.

Yep, amazing the attitude of some folks there for jury, if I ever need a jury, I hope to get a positive crowd to believe in the system. And yes, don't piss off the clerks or judges. I'm not sure contempt would be issued, but you might get a talking to, and held all day just because.

You can get parking paid for sometimes, discounts on lunch at places around the courthouses, and bus fare if you rode it in. Sometimes .51 a mile for the drive in. Just depends on the situation.

Also a day or two paid away from "Work" if you're not self employed.

[OtterbatHellcat]

What if I've already done my "civic duty" ? What if I drove to work and used my turn signals, and paid my tags and insurance is up to date? How about if I've paid my taxes, and I'm not on the dole? Lets say I didn't kill anybody since I've been alive. Long list could be here.

Waste one day, five days, five months serving jury duty. I have enough stuff to worry about every day, without dealing with that horseshit.

12 Angry Men.....original, not the crap remake... Awesome movie, made me want to be part of the process. *in that era*....not in todays world.

imo.

[BushMasterBoy]

Just make sure you don't breastfeed....

http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/D0...cited-contempt

In my legal opinion this judge is an ahole!

[Katastrophic]

I, personally, would embrace the opportunity to serve on a jury. It would be hard for my family, as I'm a stay at home mom and I homeschool our children. As long as I wasn't put on a 6-8 month trial, I think that being a part of the system that decides the fate of our misguided, would be enlightening. I would look at it as an opportunity to learn, then move on.