GiantsFan
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Post by GiantsFan on May 18, 2016 12:45:28 GMT
Every two years since I've been eligible. I get the notice like clockwork.
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anniebeth24
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Post by anniebeth24 on May 18, 2016 12:47:55 GMT
Zero for me.
DD20 - already been summoned twice!
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 12:54:42 GMT
3 times
Once I had to call in and didn't end up having the show up.
Another time I got the notice right after I had moved out of the county, so just had to send proof of that.
I did get called when I was supposed to be on vacation once, but I used my one defer for it.
I had to fill out a jury questionnaire in the last couple months so I'm expecting another one anytime.
I do dread it. My company does not pay jury time (and the jury pay here is a joke). I'm a single mom, so I really depend on my income. I have an irrational fear that I will be called for a long trial at some point. If money were not an issue, I would love to do it.
btw I've been registered to vote and had a drivers license for 25+ years. I think they pull from multiple sources here.
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momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on May 18, 2016 12:55:43 GMT
hmmm i'm late 40's and have been received notices i'd guess around 5ish times. Most times I had a standby number and didn't have to go. Twice i've been, but never on a jury. First I was excused by them because the case had something to do with something closely related to dh's profession. The next time they had a jury picked before they got to my number.
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Post by kckckc on May 18, 2016 13:00:09 GMT
I've been summoned three times. Once I ended up not having to report - the other two times I was chosen for the jury. One was a criminal case (drug dealing) the other a medical malpractice case.
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Post by Linda on May 18, 2016 13:01:47 GMT
twice - back in the mid 90s in AZ...I had to sit at the courthouse all day but was finally dismissed, lost a day's pay because of it (my employer didn't pay and the courts only paid if you served 2 or more days). And then once around 2009 - I was a nursing mum and a sahm of a child under 6 so I qualified to be excused.
Not sure what we would do if I was called now - DH would have to take (unpaid) time off work to take me to the courthouse and to meet the schoolbus in the afternoon. It would be a pain for sure. I don't mind serving but logistically it would be difficult.
DS (24) has been called 3 times - twice for local courts (he called in the night before and wasn't needed) and once for the federal district court (90 min. away) - but his scheduled date was after he left for boot camp so he was excused.
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Anita
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Post by Anita on May 18, 2016 13:13:46 GMT
Once in my 45 years, but the jury was seated before I was brought in for questioning.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 18, 2016 13:38:51 GMT
I was called once when DD was in grade school. In TX, you can claim exemption if you have a child under 12 yrs (though it was 10 yrs when DD was young), so I claimed the exemption. Then I wasn't called again for about 10 years. In the last 10 years, I have been called by various courts 4 times. Until this past Dec, I never even made it to being placed on a panel. I was always let go. In District court, as soon as I arrived they wanted me to fill out a form about who DH worked for and what he did, and I barely sat back down before they dismissed me.
This past Dec I was called for Municipal court and was actually selected for a panel. It really was interesting to sit through that process and see it in action. I wasn't selected though. The case was a truck driver fighting a $200 speeding ticket. I'm sure he was taking it to trial because that ticket probably could have cost him his job due to zero tolerance policies at his company. What got me dismissed was that I answered I was a long time friend/neighbor of an HPD Detective. It was obvious from questioning from both lawyers that they were planning to play on the big, bad police angle.
The best part of the process were the two elderly Vietnamese men on the panel with me. They were so happy to be part of the jury process. It served as a good reminder that no matter how we complain about our government, we still have a pretty good system that works for the most part. They weren't chosen (not the best command of English) but it was great to see how proud they were of their certificates for serving.
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Post by Marina on May 18, 2016 13:44:46 GMT
For the last 15 years I have been called every year. Before that a few times
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Post by 5peanutsnana on May 18, 2016 13:48:37 GMT
3x Served once. It was a very interesting experience and I was glad to have served. Made me look at the judicial system and civic duty entirely different. Everyone should do it if they have the opportunity.
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Post by deshacrafts on May 18, 2016 13:53:19 GMT
6 times, once I was excused because I had just had a baby. another time because you can't be called twice in a two year time period and I had already served the previous year. I've been selected to serve on 2 juries. One conviction on not. When I first went it was for 2 weeks. You had to show up every day until you were dismissed. It was BORING, now it is 2 days, but I haven't been called for a few years. (I hope I didn't just jinx myself )
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Post by Woobster on May 18, 2016 13:54:08 GMT
Only once in 19 years, and I got out of it because I had moved to a different state. <knock on wood>
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Post by leannec on May 18, 2016 13:58:09 GMT
I've served on a jury once ... a racial discrimination assault case in which we found the defendant not guilty ... it did take five days of testimony and deliberation though ... a really interesting experience The family of the guys who were involved in the assault were furious with the verdict ... went slamming out of the courtroom We had a security guard escort us out of the building just in case Dh has never been called to serve ...
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Post by cyndijane on May 18, 2016 14:00:56 GMT
I'm 38, and I've only had jury duty once- it was right after my middle son was born, so I was excused.
My DH has gone 4 times in the last 9 years, but never was selected for duty.
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Post by snappinsami on May 18, 2016 14:01:33 GMT
I'm 48 and have been registered to vote since I turned 18. I've been called twice. The first time was in 1998, just as we were getting ready to move from California to New Jersey. I called and told them that I didn't know if we'd still be in California on the date I was called and why, and they removed me from the rolls. The second time was this past November. I went for one day and it was actually really interesting.
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pudgygroundhog
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Post by pudgygroundhog on May 18, 2016 14:01:45 GMT
I've been called several times. I think maybe twice I never had to go to the courthouse (where you have a number and call every day).
I served as an alternate on a civil jury.
And I'm still on an active grand jury. We had a shortened term end of last year, but were extended (we have one more case to vote).
ETA: I don't mind serving as my workplace pays for jury duty (for so many days, if it had been a regular grand jury term I would have not done it - they were very good about letting people out of it since it is a big commitment). Even though it was a bigger time commitment, I liked the grand jury experience - variety of cases and less pressure since we're just deciding if something goes to trial or not.
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Post by lbp on May 18, 2016 14:03:25 GMT
Called once, never served. I am 55 and have been a registered voter since I was 18.
My mom was called for jury duty 6 months after she died. Dad wrote to them (this was 1977) and told them she had died. The county sent a sheriff to our house and demanded a copy of her death certificate, which fortunately, Dad had.
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Post by mimima on May 18, 2016 14:04:44 GMT
4 or 5 locally, been seated twice. Once for Federal, did not get seated but went through the selection process
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Post by jeremysgirl on May 18, 2016 14:06:38 GMT
I've been called twice. Ironically, it was when I was a stay at home mom with small children. I ended up having DH have to take days off work to watch my kids so I could report. I have never been chosen for a jury, though.
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Post by bc2ca on May 18, 2016 14:11:16 GMT
We have lived in the US for almost 17 and as soon as we bought our first house the jury duty letters started coming. It may have just been a coincidence but both DH and I recieved multiple summons for a couple of years and just checked off "not a citizen" and sent them back. The same thing happened when we moved to CA. No summons until we bought our house.
I have't received one since becoming an American and registering to vote.
When I worked in downtown Vancouver, BC we had an employee pulled off the street for jury duty. If they were short of jurors, the sheriffs started handing out summons to everyone walking by and you had to go in right then.
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Post by KelleeM on May 18, 2016 14:14:41 GMT
I'm 54 and for the last 30 years I've been called every time I'm eligible. I've never served which disappoints me greatly.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 14:19:06 GMT
I've gotten called too many times to count! I get summoned about every other year and I've served on two juries so far.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on May 18, 2016 14:19:38 GMT
3x and only say once. My 2nd cousin is a well known police detective and most on criminal trials don't want me!
I was seated 1x in a criminal trial and it was 1 week
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scorpeao
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Post by scorpeao on May 18, 2016 14:25:29 GMT
I live in California and I get called every 18 months. I got a 3 year break after serving for 6 weeks. In fact, I'm currently sitting in the juror parking lot... It seems like one person at work gets called and then for the next few months we all get a summons.
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Post by gsquaredmom on May 18, 2016 14:29:33 GMT
Twice. Once at 24 in grad school. Did not serve as there was a gas explosion outside the courthouse duting selection. They sent us home.
Second time at 38. Different state. Served one trial on one day.
Now 50.
When my dad first retired he got called a lot (a few times while he worked). He liked it. He said he saw lots of people get out of it by saying something along the lines of not liking cops, minorities, disabled people, whatever they thought would work. He could not understand why people did that.
When my dad was 78, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's and could no longer drive. He was called. My sister drove him the 30 miles to the courthouse, walked him in with his walker, and waited with him. They decided not to use him that day and he was not called again. He died at 80, so I don't know if that was chance or if they took him off the list.
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Post by utmr on May 18, 2016 14:35:08 GMT
Summoned 9 times (including one for later this month), served three times. Excused once (in college), dismissed from the waiting room twice, and dismissed from voir dire twice.
I was summoned three times in the same year. Because they were different courts - civil, criminal and municipal- I wasn't excused.
Jury duty is an easy day away from work. Take your books, or needlework and enjoy the day.
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Post by ~summer~ on May 18, 2016 14:39:36 GMT
At least ten times
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Post by breetheflea on May 18, 2016 14:39:54 GMT
4 times, all since moving here 12 years ago. I was excused twice because I had a newborn, went once and served, and was summoned last Spring but didn't have to go in. a It seems to be about every 2-3 years. DH on the other hand has only been called once since we moved here.
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Shel
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Post by Shel on May 18, 2016 14:46:44 GMT
In my 40s and only been called once about 18 years ago. Sat in the "waiting room" and read a book the whole day - what a luxury that was at the time. Was only 10 minutes from home so ate lunch at home and went back. Still got paid for my regular job that day. Wasn't called up and didn't have to go back.
Oops just remembered I did get called again 4 years ago but the date I was to be called up was after we were moving (out of state) so I was dismissed.
Wouldn't mind serving in the future. Maybe when my baby is a bit older.
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 18, 2016 14:49:10 GMT
Pretty much every year. I have been selected and have sat on one jury.
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