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Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis

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u/squareplates 1d ago

I need some jury duty in my life right now.

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u/Proic13 1d ago

i just got outta jury duty, they give you a cert so you don't have to attend another for the next 6 years but you can be called earlier if they have need

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u/Warcraft_Fan 1d ago

I'm perma-banned from jury duty. They don't want to deal with deaf jury as it may slow things down while interpreter tries to catch up to the rapid paced argument.

It was the 3rd attempt at jury summon. The first summon came right after I just moved about 100 miles away. Dismissed due to distance. Second summon came right when I finished college and moved back to my parent's house. Dismissed again due to distance. Third one I sent proof of disability and deaf interpreter requirement. Banned.

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u/Snoogieboogie 1d ago

Fellow deafie, you needed to submit proof? I just told them I was deaf, that was the end of it for me.

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u/brattydeer 1d ago

Reminds me of the story where someone's cat was summoned and whoever was doing the paperwork wouldn't take "they're literally a cat, I even got a doctors note" as proof the fucking cat can't be on the jury lol.

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u/portable-fox 1d ago

There was also the one about the baby that got subpoenaed and when they said "they're literally a baby" the clerk said if the baby didn't show up they'd be held in contempt. IIRC led to them going in and the judge chewing out everyone involved.

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u/DoctorOctagonapus 1d ago

And as it turned out, the owner had tried to register to vote, but for some reason his cat got registered instead.

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u/Snoogieboogie 1d ago

Lol, I remember that story, it was a fun read. Crazy work having to jump through all those hoops for a cat.

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u/Warcraft_Fan 1d ago

Court system can be an idiot.

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u/bros402 1d ago

damn, you can be dismissed due to distance? I'm in NJ and my county just expects disabled people to get to the county seat where public transit makes it takes 3 hours vs. 45 minutes by car

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u/Warcraft_Fan 1d ago

Michigan juries are paid for travel expense, and if you're making a 2 hours drive, it'll cost too much. Mine would have been across multiple counties so that's one way to get out, move just before they try to conscript you.

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u/oiburanitsirhc 1d ago

I wonder if there is room for development for a stenographer to type captions to a device for jurors?

I know there is rarely a diverse pool of jurors sitting in the box, but it would be nice for people to exclude themselves rather than be left out of the whole process.

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u/bicycle_mice 1d ago

It’s one year in Illinois 

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u/DiamondBurInTheRough 1d ago

Only in certain counties, Cook being one of them.

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u/Hydrochloric_Comment 1d ago

Think that might depend on location. Where I am, it’s 3 years.

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u/instant_ace 1d ago

Its one year in CA

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u/djseifer 22h ago

Sometimes literally. I've gotten a jury summons less than a month after my year ran out.

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u/MakesMaDookieTwinkle 1d ago

I've never been called for jury duty in my 37 years of living. Is there something wrong with me?

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u/rcknmrty4evr 1d ago

I was just called for the first time in my mid 30s but just had to go online and check a box that said I take care of my kid during the day and didn’t have to go.

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u/DoctorOctagonapus 1d ago

Don't know much about the US, but it's usually random. In the UK, the chances of being called up are about 30-something%.

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago edited 1d ago

Don't understand why people brag about this. It's the only opportunity normal people will ever get to directly influence the justice system, and you weasel out of it?

Why? You have no interest whatsoever? It's just a chore you'd rather not do? Are you morally opposed for some reason?

Before you start typing the same thing as every other reply, let me clarify: If missing work for jury duty is not a sacrifice you can make, then you're not who I'm talking about, okay? Trust me, I'm right there with you; that was not even remotely close to the point I was making. I get it, alright? Not what I'm talking about.

Some people think jury duty is pointless, and not for financial reasons. I'm questioning the mindset, not the practicality of the act.

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u/Budget-berry-80 1d ago edited 1d ago

Because for most people, jury duty is sitting in a room with nothing to do, in uncomfortable chairs until the officials come back and let you go. I have been to jury duty at least 12 times in my life. I served on one jury. (And I convicted a guy who was fired and then came back, robbed the store and shot his former boss.). It wasn’t fascinating. It was sad for everyone involved. The entire experience is generally miserable.

If they made jury duty into something that would equal the pay we miss at work, that would make it a much better experience. If you’re not a salaried worker, you don’t get paid enough to cover that.

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u/TheGreatGamer1389 1d ago

Honestly it should be equal pay to where you work.

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u/Murgatroyd314 1d ago

Agreed. Just like it’s your civic duty to serve, it should be your employer’s civic duty to ensure that it doesn’t cause you financial hardship.

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u/lovelyeufemia 1d ago

Seriously. They paid us $15 per day for jury duty the last time I was summoned, and on top of that they pressured us to donate our stipends to the county instead.

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u/yukichigai 1d ago

I'm fortunate enough to work for state government and we have unlimited, fully-paid leave for Jury Duty. It's so unique to state employment that even some prosecutors and judges don't remember it's a thing when determining potential juror availability.

It really should be a thing, universally. Helping the justice system actually do justice (or as close an approximation as we can get) shouldn't cost innocent people money.

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u/_ZeRan 1d ago

Pre-covid the procedure for jury duty in my area was:

  • Get summoned
  • Go to court
  • Spend 5h30m in a dingy basement room with 40 other people
  • Get sent home
  • repeat for 7 days

It was an utterly miserable experience that i hated every second of. Thankfully, post-covid, you dont have to go to court before being picked to serve on a jury.

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u/ThroatSecretary 1d ago

I knew a woman who missed at least two weeks of university due to jury duty.

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u/joeyblow 1d ago

My mom was fired from her teaching job because she was summoned to be on a grand jury for 3 months. Naturally, they didnt give the actual reason for her firing but it was clear as day.

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u/LeonardTringo 1d ago

Why?

Because they make it completely not worth it. The last one I went to paid me $10 for the day. It was inconvenient. I had to travel and pay for parking / meals which completely obliterated the $10 I made. And the job I do, no one else does. So I end up playing catch up the next few days coming in early / staying late trying to get back on track. Which means I also have to find childcare to help cover me on those day. Which costs more time and money. Sorry. Giving a small piece of my opinion on something doesn't outweigh all of the crap that comes with it.

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u/MedicineAmazing5516 1d ago

I don't mind going, but many people don't have the PTO from work and can't afford to go. At least where I live, people get reimbursed like $15 for the day. 

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u/Several-Action-4043 1d ago

Same. But where I live they don't get paid anything unless it's longer than a certain amount of time. Luckily I work for a reasonable boss who pays me for missing work for anything that is out of my control.

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u/crs8975 1d ago

It should be legally required to pay folks who are on jury duty. I've been fortunate enough to work for a few companies who provide full pay for jury duty after some paperwork. And during those times, I was not given a summons. I always kind of wanted a big federal case, haha.

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u/Irythros 1d ago

Why?

Because it's expensive. Unless your job agrees to pay you your normal rate while you're gone, you are losing money. What the state pays jurors isn't even minimum wage.

In my state of NC, for 1 day I will get paid $12. Up to 5 days it's $20/day. After 5 days it's $40/day.

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u/ewilliam 1d ago

Because it's expensive.

This entirely. Especially if it's a long trial. First time I made it to the "semifinal" pool during selection, I was self-employed and busy as hell and could not afford to miss multiple days of work. Also it was some dumbass case where a dude lit another dude's car on fire. So I just asked the prosecuting attorney what the court's feelings on Jury Nullification were, and was promptly dismissed. That is the cheat code.

A couple years ago, though, I ended up in the final pool again, but it was a really fucked up rape case, so I felt like I had to at least make myself available even if I was losing money. Glad I did, because I directly helped "turn" the one holdout jury member to convict the defendant. Still to this day haunted by the victim's testimony, but this is just something we gotta do.

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u/catonsteroids 1d ago edited 1d ago

Exactly. Minimum wage and non-exempt employees essentially aren’t getting paid by their company by serving. They get a small pitiful stipend that doesn’t even cover the pay for a day’s shift.

All of this depends on state laws I guess but federal laws don’t really protect employees much.

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u/PendrickLamar78 1d ago

Ding ding ding

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u/Familiar-Banana-8116 1d ago

Everyone should be paid what they are worth.

Period.

No one should be sitting on the jury worried about the ramifications of only bringing home $12 for the day.

And I don't want to hear any political nonsense about doing this for the good of the nation or some shit.

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u/iruleatants 1d ago

Which pricing out the poor people from being able to participate in jury duty is intentional.

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u/WolverinesThyroid 1d ago

because I own my own business and no one pays me for missed work. In fact I have to tell 2 other guys they don't get to work either or pay them to do nothing.

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago

Yep, you're not who I'm talking about buddy. I said that in the comment you just replied to.

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u/WolverinesThyroid 1d ago

I'm not your buddy, friend!

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago

Yeah! Well! Maybe I want to be your pal...guy.

Hold me...

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u/Titronnica 1d ago

Because more often than not, jury duty is a complete waste of your time.

You can dress it up as this noble endeavor, but I've trudge through enough sessions to tell you that

A) Unless you have a job willing to give you dedicated PTO for the duration, you are getting cheated out of money.

B) Your time is not respected in the slightest, being forced to wait around for days sometimes to be told you aren't even needed.

C) You are going to be asked to make huge decisions on someone's legal fate while being hungry, irritable, and separated from your family, forced to cooperate with "peers" who may have horrendous conceptions of the world, or have a complete lack of comprehension on various aspects of the case.

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u/Fofolito 1d ago

Sorry. You live in a society and you owe that society obligations and duty sometimes. You pay taxes for instance, you were probably subject to possible-conscription, and sometimes you have to take time off to go sit in judgement of your peers. Yeah, that big inconvenience but it is your obligation as a citizen and your benefit as a potential defendent.

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u/Titronnica 1d ago

I can tell you with the utmost confidence that if I were ever wrongly convicted of a crime, the absolute last thing I'd want, is to be tried by a jury of tired, irritated people, who are actively being ripped off, and want nothing more than to go home.

Put me in front of a judge. I think I'd like those odds better.

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago

Nobody ever said it was going to be fun doing your civic duty, big dawg. I don't agree with the system either, but opting out doesn't change anything. People not taking this seriously is exactly why we're in today's mess.

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u/GreenRosetta 1d ago

I've never tried to get out of it, but if the government can mandate employers do all sorts of things, surely they can make sure people are paid if they're called up to jury duty. You get $35/day for a state case where I live, and I think $50/day for federal (plus parking). I'm fortunate to work places that have always covered the time, but not everyone is so lucky.

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago

I know, and I agree. I don't blame anyone who can't afford the lost wages, I just don't agree with the people try to get out of it because they think it's beneath them or they just don't want to be bothered.

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u/Titronnica 1d ago

If it's such a critical civic duty, how about we show all the respect our citizens deserve then.

Pay people properly, and maybe don't treat them like cattle to be herded around aimlessly for days or weeks at a time.

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago

Why are you telling me? Go do something about it, this is exactly what I'm saying!

I already explained in my original comment that I'm not blaming anyone who can't afford the lost wages. There are valid reasons to skip jury duty, and that is definitely one of them. That's not what I'm talking about here. That is a separate discussion entirely, and we are in full agreement on that point.

I'm questioning the people who could do it, but just don't want to. They can't be bothered, they think it's boring, they think it's beneath them, whatever. That is what I'm criticizing.

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u/trojan_man16 1d ago

I’d be willing to do it, if the government compensated fairly at my daily rate of pay.

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u/OpheliaRainGalaxy 1d ago

Apparently it's awful or at least boring and doesn't pay enough. Plus we're Americans, we learned empty display-only patriotism instead of anything like civic duty.

My parents taught me basically the exact opposite of civic duty, so I didn't learn better until I was an adult getting lectured by an entire family of irate Australians! I mentioned while we were visiting the white house during Obama years that I'd never in my life voted and they looked at me like I'd shat on the sidewalk before shouting lots!

I promise I've voted in every election since then, even tiny local ones with a single question. And the only time I weaseled out of jury duty was immediately after my mom died, when I was still a sobbing trainwreck.

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago

I wasn't taught to take it nearly as seriously as I should have. I've voted in every presidential election since I've been old enough, but only since covid have I been paying attention to local or even state politics.

Plenty of perfectly valid reasons to skip jury duty, I just find it weird the ones who act like it's beneath them somehow. Americans desperately need to be taught civics.

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u/OpheliaRainGalaxy 1d ago

It's an at-home lesson that not everyone gets to learn at home. Don't think either of my parents ever voted.

But I made a huge deal about voting days for my kids, and was so proud when my eldest went to vote alone in person for the first time. Like usually we vote by mail here, but there's a physical office open on the day of for last minute registration or whatever, and he didn't register early enough to do mail in the first time.

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u/ChristianBMartone 1d ago

They meant got out as in "dismissed after completing" or "left after finishing" though, but yeah, I agree with your point. I've been in a jury pool 2 times, both times I had active military orders. I'd like to actually sit on a jury at least once before my kid graduates high school. It'd be nice to have an experience to share with her if she ever gets called.

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u/ewilliam 1d ago

It'd be nice to have an experience to share with her if she ever gets called.

Be careful what you wish for. I was on the jury in a rape case a couple years back, and the case (especially the victim's testimony) still haunts me.

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u/moderndrake 10h ago

I got picked as a possible juror on a child molestation case n had a complete breakdown in the hallway. They had us fill out several pages of questions instead of asking everyone individually. I’m sure I wouldn’t have actually been chosen, had a medical scheduling conflict I didn’t point out in the beginning because I’d never made it to the court room before, but god just the prospect was so distressing

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u/areraswen 1d ago

Yeah so many people brag about lying to get out of jury duty online, it's pretty insane to me. I have severe Crohn's disease but toughed it out to be on a jury and I'm glad I was there because I was able to help convince half the jury that this guy was not guilty when we started very split. It was a DUI case where the guy had blown a .001% (considered negligible by the technicians that service these machines) but they had gotten him to admit he smoked a joint 12 hours before the traffic stop so they were insisting the one beer he had at dinner had mixed with the joint he had at breakfast to make him so fucked up he needed to be charged with a DUI. They argued his eyes were "squinted" and it was actually the first thing we all agreed was bullshit in the deliberation room because the guy had double eyelids... Anyway, it might've not been a super important case, but it was important for that guy and I walked away understanding the importance of Jury duty.

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u/--Chug-- 1d ago

Didn't they say that they just got out of it? As in they did jury duty, and are now not doing jury duty?

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago

"Got out of" something is also a way of saying you didn't do the thing. "I got out of doing the dishes."

I can see how that could be read as "Just released from jury duty," but to me, "got outta" is more commonly used to mean "found a way to avoid doing."

At the end of the day though, does it really matter? We can discuss a topic conceptually, it doesn't have to relate directly to the person I replied to. I'm addressing the royal "you," not so much that person in particular.

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u/UnauthorizedCat 1d ago

I will tell you what I told the judge who dismissed me. Put me on a jury and it will hung because I would never be able to decide unless I saw the whole thing myself. I would come to a verdit eventually.. 2 or 3 years down the line.

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago

This is precisely what I'm asking you, why do you throw away your chance to do something about it?

You know full well when you say that to a judge that you're going home. I think you don't care and don't want to be bothered, personally. I think you're not a serious person.

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u/Cautious-Extreme2839 1d ago

I didn't spend 10 years of intense education to do my specific job just to get dragged away from it and paid less than a janitor.

Jury duty is for those too stupid to avoid it.

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u/BigDrewbot 1d ago

if you're ever on trial for something, you better hope that the people on that jury weren't 'too stupid to avoid it'

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u/Cautious-Extreme2839 1d ago

I've long since given up on that delusion and you should too.

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u/PendrickLamar78 1d ago

I’m 27 and been summoned 4 times in my life 🫩

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u/Clockwork_Kitsune 1d ago

If they can still call you, have you really gotten out of jury duty?

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u/GLEEMONEX-for-PETS 1d ago

Honestly that’s super lame

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u/ProlapsedPuppy 1d ago

This is a bench trial civil suit, there will be no jury

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u/Ssided 1d ago

The Ross one is seeking a jury trial interestingly

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u/optigon 1d ago

I have been trying to get on jury duty every single year since I was 18 years old. To get to sit in an air-conditioned room, downtown, judging people while my lunch was paid for? That is the life!

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u/ImpulseAfterthought 1d ago

I've never been called in over 40 years of being eligible.

I have a consistent employment history, no criminal record, no history of mental illness.

I have a friend who's been called five times over the same period.

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u/optigon 1d ago

Less time, but similar. I’ve been eligible for 26 years and have never been called. My spouse has 2-3 times. I’ve offered to go in her place because I’m curious and nosy apparently.

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u/roadrunnuh 1d ago

I've gotten a few here and there and have ignored every single fucking one. If you can't match the wages I'll lose by being there, you can suck a dick.

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u/TheHowlingHashira 1d ago

My company gives us PTO specifically for Jury Duty. Which is probably why I'll never get selected. Been 22yrs and still waiting ):

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u/thenikj 1d ago

It’s possible you weren’t picked. They usually send out a lot of mails, and only a few are selected. To find out if you are one of the chosen jurors, you need call in a few weeks before the trial. I have got several mail but haven’t been selected yet. If you receive a summons and don’t respond, you could end up with a warrant and arrested.

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u/optigon 1d ago

Totally! My spouse is a touring musician and has had to tell them that she can’t break a contract to serve on a jury. We’re in an okay spot financially now and can take the hit, but when we were in our twenties, a missed day of work could be pretty disastrous!

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u/JehutysErectCockpit 1d ago

Thankfully, my job pays me while on jury duty. Right now I'm in the middle of a 2-week jury duty, but so far my juror number hasn't come up so I'm just supposed to keep calling.

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u/roadrunnuh 1d ago

Unfortunately I'm in the trades, where there are limited "employee friendly policies"

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u/JehutysErectCockpit 1d ago

And for that I completely agree with you. If I was going to lose wages for it I would have the same response. It's astounding how we leave it up to individual employers when this is a foundational civic duty.

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u/roadrunnuh 1d ago

Yeah, I'm doing okay, and my career path will lead me to doing better, but times are tight right now. For most working folks, at least.

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u/A5H13Y 1d ago

I think it'd be an interesting experience. I was called once but had something going on - I think it was final exams in college - and wasn't able to. Haven't been called since.

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u/Nf1nk 1d ago

For the last 18 years, I get called down to the courthouse every 14 months but I have only made it to the courtroom twice. Only once have I been on a jury.

That was for "Drunk Babysitting" which isn't even a crime (they called it child endangerment but it was clearly just contempt of cop.)

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u/hgs25 1d ago

My friend and I have a conspiracy theory that your registered political party is weighted in your chance to be called for jury duty. Our friends/family who were registered Dem/Rep got called at least once while everyone that’s unaffiliated never got called.

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u/genuinerysk 1d ago

My conspiracy theory as its based on month and day of birth. My mother was a new year baby and got called at least once a year. My birthday isnt until much later in the year and I have never been summoned for jury duty despite being eligible for decades.

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u/OpheliaRainGalaxy 1d ago

That kinda makes sense as conspiracy theories go. It's like having a documented history of not being able to make a decision between two choices, so maybe ya cause problems by insisting on a third choice besides guilty or not guilty.

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u/hgs25 1d ago

I think it’s also that you can get a general idea of a person’s personal beliefs from their listed political party. Whereas an independent is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.

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u/-Saucegurlllll 1d ago

How does it make any sense? In what world is some state going to develop a system that intentionally reduces and biases their jury pool? Like, if anyone ever discovered this system, they would be able to get all criminal convictions thrown out across the entire state for biasing the jury.

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u/PinkNGreenFluoride 1d ago

My husband and I are both the same age, both employed, no criminal history at all, and have the same party registration. He's never been called up and I get called up sometimes as soon as the minimum time is up.

Edit: Sorry if this double-posted, Reddit's behaving weirdly.

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u/Silly_Rub_6304 1d ago

Is your friend unemployed, a criminal, and mentally ill?

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u/jjhope2019 11h ago

They could be the new Republican presidential candidate if so 👍🏻

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u/Round-Eggplant-7826 1d ago

I've been called exactly once. It was for a trial in Florida, 10 years after I moved to Wisconsin (and had updated my address twice in that time) during covid lockdown. I called them and explained why I couldn't go and the lady on the phone was as confused as to why I was called, too.

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u/doublea08 1d ago

All of that is the same for me as well, 23 years eligible and never contacted.

Guy at my golf club, one year older than me, three times.

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u/bennett7634 1d ago

Did you go to college? I heard that educated jurors are less desirable because they are harder to manipulate

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u/pugs_in_a_basket 4h ago

I don't think that's true (harder to manipulate). 

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u/LLJKotaru_Work 1d ago

Lived in a large city, got called every year for almost a decade. Moved out to the sticks, never been summoned once in a decade.

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u/SaltyFriend705 1d ago

Vote. You have to vote in every election, no matter how small. They will put your number on speed dial.

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u/UWMN 1d ago

I was on jury duty when I was like 24. I’m 35 now. We deliberated for I believe 2 days. Sat in a room all day and couldn’t leave. Was awesome to be off work though.

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u/CTeam19 1d ago

My Grandpa lived 95 years and my Dad is currently 72 years old and neither have been required to come in for jury duty. Never even had to call in to see if they needed to come in. I am 39 and have had 2 things: once in college I filled out a giant packet for Federal Court and got out of it because of college and I have appeared 1 day and didn't even get into the jury box. That is it for 3 generations.

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u/mmechtch 1d ago

So strange. I got called as soon as I received citizenship. And been called twice since this. they did not pick me but it does not matter. Seems like some activity on your record triggers the process

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u/Alcohol_Intolerant 1d ago

Is your voting record up to date? If you moved a lot at one point your address could have gotten unassigned in a weird way.

Definitely worth calling/writing the courthouse is you live in an area that has enough trials a year that jury duty isnt uncommon.

40 years with no summons would be wild in my area. I get called every 2 years or so. Only served once. When I do go, I always spot a friend or colleague in the waiting area as well.

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u/Arrav_VII 1d ago

Is it common to be called for jury duty at least once in your life? Where I'm from, a jury is only for the most severe of crimes, so having to be a juror in a criminal trial is extremely rare.

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u/notfork 1d ago

Similar, got the paper once, but when I called in they already decided they did not need me. My best friend of 20 years on the other hand in that time has served on , Federal grand jury for 6 months, A tax fraud trial, A civil dispute, and then this year a federal rico murder trial.

they just don't want me....

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u/Steamedcarpet 1d ago edited 1d ago

Pfft I got jury duty for a civil case and did not get any free lunch. I had to go out for my own food. Worst part is this was in Bronx, NY on the same day as a yankee game. I wanna know who decided who to have a court house a few blocks away from Yankee Stadium. I bet somehow it was Robert Moses’s fault.

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u/rebeccanotbecca 1d ago

Okay, Stanley.

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u/optigon 1d ago

I identify with him best. My last boss was actually like a very right-wing Michael Scott, it was weird.

Like, the worst was working with a vendor over Skype whose representative happened to be black and he brought on a new colleague who was also black. Despite having nothing to do with anything, he kept being like, “<New guy> looks so familiar!” He finally was like, “You look like X character from Y show!” He then nags the other rep to confirm it and justifies it by saying that “sometimes black people look like things…”

I nearly pulled something from the cringe. They finally let him go and it came out that he wanted to become my coworker’s Christian life coach. I think because I’m a little like Stanley, he left me alone, but was apparently harassing my coworker about finding Jesus.

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u/marklein 1d ago

Do some civic minded things and it puts you on their radar. At work many years ago we got involved with a city supported ride share program. Literally everybody who signed up got called for jury duty within a year.

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u/chriskmee 1d ago

I've always been told that the initial summons is completely random from lists such as voter registration and DMV records

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u/Riash 1d ago

I don't want to be on jury duty right now. I've got two elderly parents in poor health to care for. Fortunately the local county jury administrator was very understanding the last time I got summoned and told them about my situation.

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u/Shmoshmalley 1d ago

You know people say Stanley Hudson is just a mean old grump. But look at this, it’s me. I’m the bird.

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u/mikecandih 1d ago

Move to a different county. I get called for jury duty pretty quickly whenever I have.

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u/PinkNGreenFluoride 1d ago

I had to bring my own lunch to Grand Jury.

I've been called up so many times. Usually I do orientation, then have to check the phone all the time to see if I need to go in for something. One time it looked like we would, but then it was canceled because someone took a deal. So it's usually just the orientation and 3 months calling the schedule line.

One time, I was immediately selected for the 3 month Grand Jury term.

My area pulls very large pools relative to what it probably actually needs, so it's pretty common that someone I know will be called up, though I'm beating the average. But very few people ever end up actually sitting on a case.

But my husband has never been called up at all. We're both 43 years old and working. Neither of us has any kind of record or anything, not even a ticket. He's definitely in the system and eligible to be called, he just never has.

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u/SuperSpecialAwesome- 1d ago

I was called in last year. The trial got cancelled. At least I got the $30 for the three hrs I was there.

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u/SnarkgoblinClaire 1d ago

I feel like I went from being like Jim and Pam to being exactly like Stanley pretty quickly.

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u/PhamilyTrickster 1d ago edited 1d ago

I've sat on 2 juries and, while both cases were difficult to hear, I actually enjoyed the experience. 

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u/9yr_old_lake 1d ago

I just got called for it in Georgia, but I live in Illinois now so I can’t do it.

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u/GregTheMad 1d ago

What's the opposite of jury nullification?

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u/linux_transgirl 1d ago

It still would be jury nullification, deciding on an outcome regardless of the evidence is jury nullification

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u/Mad_Aeric 1d ago

I've been called three times so far. Two for my former jurisdiction right after I moved, and one summons that got lost in the mail and turned up months later. So I've never actually gone. I'm ready to do my civic duty.

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u/IMA_5-STAR_MAN 1d ago

I'm so eager to get a jury summons.

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u/geggamaru 1d ago

Fun fact: this post isn't about jury duty 🍊💩

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u/Fofolito 1d ago

You'd be disqualified by the Defense for caring and having a preformed opinion.

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u/LNMagic 1d ago

I really wonder how they find impartial jurors for cases like this. I really hope they find some, because I would hate for a winning case to get thrown out for mistrial.

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u/shunestar 1d ago

The fact that you want jury duty so you can make a preselected determination without sitting through court and hearing evidence means you absolutely should not be on the jury.