The responsibility of jury duty
- Thread starter taliovelez
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taliovelez
Northeast Corridor
AnneTeak
Member
- Location
- Boston, MA
i think most of us are past the age of having to do jury duty; at least in my state. 70 or older.
Marcy Sheiner
Senior Member
- Location
- Bay Area CA
For a long time I treated it as a sacred duty, and once served where I was the only one on the jury who didn't want to convict the poor kid, who IMO was clearly entrapped for selling drugs. (Eventually I caved.) After that I just ignored any notices I got. Now that you mention it, I haven't gotten any in years...didn't realize we outgrow the responsibility if we live long enough. Something positive to aging!
taliovelez
Northeast Corridor
Write Liberal or Conservative on your jury duty request. Works every time.
oscash
Senior Member
- Location
- Sydney - Australia
I was called up for jury duty about 8 weeks ago. Two envelopes arrived the same day. The first one told me I must attend on the
panel and then the next envelope told me what courthouse to go to, and it could go on for 8 weeks. I immediately rang the number to be excused and told them I was 81 and thought I might too old to do the job. She asked me if my health was good and when I told her all my past operations, she said I can be excused. If I'd been much younger, I would have done it.
panel and then the next envelope told me what courthouse to go to, and it could go on for 8 weeks. I immediately rang the number to be excused and told them I was 81 and thought I might too old to do the job. She asked me if my health was good and when I told her all my past operations, she said I can be excused. If I'd been much younger, I would have done it.
Oldeagle66
Senior Member
Not anymore, I was summoned several times in a short period of time. I won't do it anymore and this area only does it by voting rolls. I don't vote anymore either.
Oldeagle66
Senior Member
I once told them I read a lot, everything. It worked.
I think it's by voting rolls here, too. My son has really considered not voting because of it. My husband was called last month and he's 74, I served several times and enjoyed it, but that's when I didn't have a job to worry about. I was called for Grand Jury duty a few years ago and I was one of the only two rejected out of about fifty people. He and I felt sort of hurt.
Aunt Bea
SF VIP
- Location
- Near Mount Pilot
I haven’t been called in years and have never been required to report.
In this area we are assigned a number and are required to call a recorded line to see which numbers are required to report.
We don’t have an upper age limit but if you are over 70 you can request an exemption, which may require a doctor’s note.
In this area the pool of potential jurors are randomly selected from lists of registered voters, holders of drivers’ licenses or ID’s issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles, New York State income tax filers, recipients of unemployment insurance or family assistance, and from volunteers.
I would prefer not to be called for a variety of reasons.
In this area we are assigned a number and are required to call a recorded line to see which numbers are required to report.
We don’t have an upper age limit but if you are over 70 you can request an exemption, which may require a doctor’s note.
In this area the pool of potential jurors are randomly selected from lists of registered voters, holders of drivers’ licenses or ID’s issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles, New York State income tax filers, recipients of unemployment insurance or family assistance, and from volunteers.
I would prefer not to be called for a variety of reasons.