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stevo · 06-19-2006, 08:58 AM

have you been selected to serve on a jury or just to show up for juror selection? I've been summoned twice, one time I just sat around all day from 8-2 and around 2 we were told to go home, and that we had fulfilled our obligation for the year (so we couldn't be selected for JD again within the year). the second time I called the courthouse line and my juror number (i think around 400) was within the range that did not need to report. My wife has gone twice as well, but was never selected or even spoke with a judge or anyone and never had to go back.

So my advice is to call the number on the postcard you recieved the night before and morning of just to make sure you still have to report. Bring a book and write the day off. Odds are you won't be selected to serve on the jury. You probably won't even speak with anyone except for the person you check in with. - but then again I have no idea how big your county/city is, so who knows if its a lightly populated area you might have a better chance of getting some nice jury action.

A coworker of mine did get selected to serve on a grand jury once. 1 day a month for 6 months I believe...

06-19-2006, 08:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
stevo Rail Baron Location: Tallyfla	have you been selected to serve on a jury or just to show up for juror selection? I've been summoned twice, one time I just sat around all day from 8-2 and around 2 we were told to go home, and that we had fulfilled our obligation for the year (so we couldn't be selected for JD again within the year). the second time I called the courthouse line and my juror number (i think around 400) was within the range that did not need to report. My wife has gone twice as well, but was never selected or even spoke with a judge or anyone and never had to go back. So my advice is to call the number on the postcard you recieved the night before and morning of just to make sure you still have to report. Bring a book and write the day off. Odds are you won't be selected to serve on the jury. You probably won't even speak with anyone except for the person you check in with. - but then again I have no idea how big your county/city is, so who knows if its a lightly populated area you might have a better chance of getting some nice jury action. A coworker of mine did get selected to serve on a grand jury once. 1 day a month for 6 months I believe... __________________ "If I am such a genius why am I drunk, lost in the desert, with a bullet in my ass?" -Otto Mannkusser Last edited by stevo; 06-19-2006 at 09:00 AM..