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CFerguson
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Aug 30, 2020

Jury Duty

I searched back into last year but didnt find any discussion on this so i thought i'd start a new thread.

Have any of you fulltimers been called for Jury Duty and how did that go. In my home county, they are VERY lenient with excuses, especially for older folks as they dont want anyone on the panels that are particularly grumpy to the point that it could affect their judgement/attention. All you have to do here is call them up and explain yourself and if it seems credible, theyll let you off. Sometimes they ask when you will be available and theyll call you then.

Anyone fulltiming ever get called for jury duty?
Anyone fulltiming ever try to talk your way out of it? Did it work?
  • We retired and moved to a small town in Texas. They sent me a jury summons while we were RV'ing so when we got home I called them and explained we travel quite a bit. Their reply, "I'll just take you off the list so you'll never have to worry". God, I love small Texas towns!
  • How can they prove you received the notice? Especially with the state of the USPS these days?
  • The last time I got a jury notice (and there have been a few), a questionnaire was included with the notice. One of the questions was round trip commute distance to the courthouse. I consulted Google maps and provided an honest answer - 2800 miles. I was excused.