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Originally Posted by Daniel_
I recently discovered that one of the grounds you can be deemed unacceptable for the jury in Britain is to have a history of depression or mental illness. I found this because a workmate who had a messy divorce 10 years ago was told not to bother to come when he confirmed on a questionnaire that he'd been on Prozac at the time.
It seems that under Health and Safety law, during the trial the court is your employer, and that they have a legal duty of care for your mental welfare, so are not allowed to stress you. Win!
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That's awesome! I'd be willing to bet that upon being called for jury duty suddenly hundreds of thousands of people develop severe depression requiring a daily dose of Prozac!
As to the OP I'd check with my county court system and see how that works, you never know until you ask I suppose.