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Post by joyfromny on Aug 5, 2014 16:59:22 GMT
I don't know where I'd drive to? lol Grocery store is one block away, my office is 3 blocks away, I live downtown so restaurants/bars/clubs are all walking distance. The mall is just a few subway stops away but I mostly shop online. Parking is such a hassle seems easier to cab it everywhere. Here in NYC too. I walk or take mass transit. If I go anywhere that requires a car I usually go with my SIL.
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Post by turangaleela on Aug 5, 2014 17:17:10 GMT
I've been voting for almost 25 years, and I was only called to jury duty once. I was 19 or 20 years old, in college, and had to really scramble for something nice to wear. TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
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Post by worrywart on Aug 5, 2014 17:19:58 GMT
Have they questioned the jurors yet? If so, that is the time to let them know that you are not sure you can be impartial. It happens. The last one I went to was a personal injury lawsuit by a firm that advertises a lot locally and there were a lot of prospective jurors that were skeptical and not impartial at all. The lawyers wanted to know that.
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caro
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Post by caro on Aug 5, 2014 17:23:04 GMT
I have answered general questions but will be called back in an hr or so to be questioned by the attorneys.
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Post by Sparki on Aug 5, 2014 17:26:46 GMT
I feel your pain! I've been called twice - both times the week following a major move. The first time, I had moved from GA to NM - no, I'm not flying back to GA for jury duty. lol The second time I had just moved to a different county...no, again, I'm not driving 80 miles each way to serve jury duty in a county I no longer live in.
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rodeomom
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Post by rodeomom on Aug 5, 2014 17:36:37 GMT
I'm 53 and never been called! I think I would really like to do it.
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caro
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Post by caro on Aug 5, 2014 23:50:55 GMT
Bump
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 0:23:31 GMT
I get called every 3 years like clockwork. Since I was 20 years old...I'm now 51. I've sat in the juror rooms in every courthouse in Eastern Massachusetts; never the same one twice. But in all those years, I've never been seated on a trial. They always send me home. I'd love to be in a trial. I find the whole process fascinating.
My husband had to be medically excused a few years ago, and it was the hugest hassle. His doctors had to send multiple letters to the court. They finally let him off the hook and haven't summoned him since. The reason he had to be excused was because he was hospitalized for a stem cell transplant and wasn't allowed to be around the general public -- I was a little surprised they gave him grief for it. The man was in isolation at mass general hospital the whole month.
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caro
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Post by caro on Aug 6, 2014 1:03:36 GMT
I was talking to a guy who had hoped to get excused because his wife was in a very serious auto accident and she could not care for herself yet. He left at noon today to drive 45 mins to take care of her and be back at. 3:00 to finish being interviewed by attys.
He didn't get excused because the accident didn't 'happen to him. There were a lot of pissed people hoping not to have jury duty.
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Post by perumbula on Aug 6, 2014 3:02:44 GMT
I got called for jury duty this summer. In our county we have to serve for three months. I got called in last week for a burglary trial but didn't make it past the jury pool. I was really glad. I couldn't spare three days right now to serve on a jury. I won't have an issue next week after the wedding is over, though.
it would be nice if jury duty were spread around more evenly though. I also know a lot of people who don't ever serve. I wish they could make the the process more equitable for everyone.
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