Jury Duty

[CFerguson]

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?

[doxiemom11]

I have received one from S Dakota. All I had to do was contact them and advise I was a full-time rver. Excused.

[Edd505]

Wife got notice last year but was never called, we would have headed home if she was.

[ksg5000]

As others have said - depends on where you live. Also depends on whether it's a local or federal court. In my neck of the woods the locals are easy going but the Feds are a different matter - hard to even get someone to answer the phone and have reputation for issuing bench warrants.

[CFerguson]

Thanks to you all! Thats what i was hoping to hear- common sense is still alive in county governments in the US.

I also would love to be on a criminal jury (not civil cases, those are boring+). I have had several chances in my life:
1) FEDERAL Grand Jury (i was literally moving hundreds of miles away the next day and the clerk scratched me. i asked her to recommend me for the federal jury system where i was moving to and she laughed and told me that wasnt how it worked.
2) local DUI of a pos type. didnt get picked. i stayed and watched the trial. easy case. he was convicted.
3) local Home Invasion/Burglary with Intent to Commit ****. he pled out. and good dang thing for him that he did too from the looks of thing.
4) called locally 2/2020. Wuhan hit and have been in jury limbo ever since as courts are suspended here. i only have 2 more dates, both in Sept, that i can serve and it looks likely that isnt going to happen.

[Scottiemom]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
When we FTd we both got Jury Duty Summons from our registered county....Minnehaha South Dakota
Call Clerk of the Court and explained we were FTrs....Clerk thanked us and removed us from Jury Duty Roster.

Newly issued DLs triggered the JD Summons.....simple phone call resolved it

Same here.

Dale

[rexlion]

I am old enough for my geezer card, but I've never gotten a jury duty summons! And I think I would enjoy being on a jury. On the other hand, my son has been tapped 3 times for it, go figure.

[Old-Biscuit]

When we FTd we both got Jury Duty Summons from our registered county....Minnehaha South Dakota
Call Clerk of the Court and explained we were FTrs....Clerk thanked us and removed us from Jury Duty Roster.

Newly issued DLs triggered the JD Summons.....simple phone call resolved it

[bobsallyh]

Like second chance, that is one of many reasons we went with Escapees 17 years ago. Jury duty in Polk County is managed very well. The court system understands the fulltime situation, in other words "you don't get that deer in the headlight look". Most of our notices were late when they reached us as in Alaska. Absolutely no problems. When you call the courthouse you converse with red blooded pumping human being.

[Second_Chance]

We are Escapees and domiciled in Polk County, Texas. We usually receive our forwarded mail with a jury summons after the jury selection date. When we get the summons, I just call the clerk of the court in Polk County. All I have to say is, "We're Escapees" and they stop me and say, "OK, thanks for calling." With the number of Escapees who are full-timers and domiciled there, all of the county offices are used to dealing with us.

Rob

[CFerguson]

SAR Tracker wrote:
How can they prove you received the notice? Especially with the state of the USPS these days?

Cant speak for anywhere else but here it is assumed you got it and a bench warrant is issued if you dont show. Then you get to 'splain it to the judge and hope he buys it. I've met some Ahole judges but none of them were stupid when it came to people lying to them.

But they have to get hold of you to punish you 'eh? I have known people that would not go into a certain state because of what they thought might be waiting for them. Still, imo its easier to play it straight.

[guidry]

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!

[SAR_Tracker]

How can they prove you received the notice? Especially with the state of the USPS these days?

[Lwiddis]

Some California counties are more strict than others.

[HappyKayakers]

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.