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?

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.

Some California counties are more strict than others.

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

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 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.

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HappyKayakers
Explorer
Aug 30, 2020
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.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Aug 30, 2020
Some California counties are more strict than others.
SAR_Tracker
Explorer
Aug 30, 2020
How can they prove you received the notice? Especially with the state of the USPS these days?
guidry
Explorer
Aug 30, 2020
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!
CFerguson
Explorer
Aug 30, 2020
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.
Second_Chance
Explorer II
Aug 31, 2020
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
bobsallyh
Explorer II
Aug 31, 2020
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.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Aug 31, 2020
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
rexlion
Explorer
Aug 31, 2020
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.
Scottiemom
Nomad
Aug 31, 2020
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