Jury Duty!

[yorkiegirl83]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

If your a registered voter or have a drivers license, then your name goes into a computer and then names are just randomly selected. On the card you get in the mail it tells you exactly what time to call and then your told what day to show up. Quite a few people show up at the same time and then the process of interviewing and selecting for jury duty starts. If they end up with enough selected people before you have had your turn, they tell everyone else they can leave. I sat all morning once, they had us break for lunch, then I sat another couple of hours. I never had my turn before the rest of us were let go. That day Bo Derick was there with her late husband John.

Oh interesting! I still haven't changed my driver's license over to NY yet! I'm such a procrastinator and haven't really been driving anywhere so it completely slipped my mind. I should probably get that done! This thread reminded me of that lol

[PANAMA69]

I just to get notifications all the time even when I was not a american citizen, now that I'm I haven't got any

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by yorkiegirl83

Oh interesting! I still haven't changed my driver's license over to NY yet! I'm such a procrastinator and haven't really been driving anywhere so it completely slipped my mind. I should probably get that done! This thread reminded me of that lol

oh shoot me neither! Mine is from Florida

[TurtleDove]

What a bummer. I've been super lucky at avoiding jury duty. All the groups that I've been in have been dismissed ... I've never had to show up at the courthouse

[TurtleDove]

Originally Posted by MeganS

They're sooo strict about jury duty! My friend Lauren was asleep on her couch (in her jammies ) when a cop came knocking on her door and told her she had to go to the courthouse or he'd arrest her haha.

I think I'd like to be in a jury. Is it really that bad?

It's VERY time consuming. I know people who have been summoned to the courthouse and waited for hours to be interviewed, only to be dismissed at the end of the day without the interview.

When my cousin got picked to be part of a jury, it took them several months to wrap the case up. She missed so many days of work because of it.

[Monday]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

oh shoot me neither! Mine is from Florida

They must have some documentation that you live in NY, or you wouldn't have gotten a summons for Jury Duty at your address.

Do you have your car registered in NYC where you live? Car insurance? Passport?

Where would you have to go? 100 Center Street?? Might be interesting. You have winter break now anyway.

They have to have some reason to send you a notice.
But do not worry, I do not think you will end up in jail or paying a $1,000 fine.

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by Monday

They must have some documentation that you live in NY, or you wouldn't have gotten a summons for Jury Duty at your address.

Do you have your car registered in NYC where you live? Car insurance? Passport?

Where would you have to go? 100 Center Street?? Might be interesting. You have winter break now anyway.

They have to have some reason to send you a notice.
But do not worry, I do not think you will end up in jail or paying a $1,000 fine.

Yes the address says to go to Centre street. I am registered to vote and i always use my ny address on things and my passport, everything so that's why. But i have a FLA license cause i took the drivers test over there and never changed it to NY, i dont have a car. Hopefully it is interesting or i don't have to be there for long at all, i start school soon.

[LuvMyPrinceKobi]

Oh I would SOOOOOOO love to go to jury duty! I wish I wish I wish they would make me go! I'd be their most willing participant ever

I am a court reporter (take depositions, don't go to court) so obviously I love this kind of thing, but OMG I would love to go. I hope I get called sometime...soon!

But as everyone said, take a book or something to do because I know there is waiting (learn ALLLLL about selecting a jury in CR school...) and such in between, but answer truthfully, and, hey, you may just get on an interesting trial

[chattiesmom]

My best suggestion would be to show up for jury duty. It can be fun sitting in the jury room. Be sure to take so reading material AND pics of your Yorkies to brag about!!!!! Maybe you will make new friends.

I WOULD LOVE to serve on a jury, but I am always excused - I am an ex-cop - but give me a break, that was over 26 years ago

[Buddy-licious]

So many people I know have been called recently for jury duty!!!! One week....I had two of my best friends that were called for the same week....that was really strange!!! I even heard on Entertainment Tonight this past week that Mary Hart was away for jury duty.

[shelschrader]

Jury duty...no fun at all. I feel for you, hopefully it won't be that bad.

[chachi]

I just got my paper in the mail for Jury duty also. It is for the 1st of February

[Kathryn_V]

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

My best suggestion would be to show up for jury duty. It can be fun sitting in the jury room. Be sure to take so reading material AND pics of your Yorkies to brag about!!!!! Maybe you will make new friends.

I WOULD LOVE to serve on a jury, but I am always excused - I am an ex-cop - but give me a break, that was over 26 years ago

God Bless you for your post!!!!

I wish more people thought like you Cindy!!!! Its been said..... most juries are comprised of 12 people who couldn't dodge it! How sad is that???

My jury was mostly retired men and women who would have zero excuse not to serve, not that I believe any of them tried to get out, I have no idea what their curcumstances were. My case was a LONG one and was right between thanksgiving and Christmas, a time of year that people want to be with their families. Putting a jury together was very hard I'm sure! But pulling a sex offender off the streets is no easy job.

I personally want to thank every Cindy Hice out there who has the right attitude about Jury Duty. In exchange for the protection that we have under our laws, and the safety that our justice system, as flawed as it may be, allows us.... the least we can do.... is do our part. Do we want the rapists, child molesters, and murderers off the street? than we need to SHOW UP and make sure that we are there to listen to the testimony, examine the evidence, and be a part of the process that takes these people off the street.

We are running out of "someone else" to handle the problems of our communities... please get involved in every way you can. And jury duty is your civil duty... I personally would be ashamed to dodge it.

Think about it guys... what would happen if nobody showed up???




k

[Sukoshi's Mom]

The first time I was ever called for Jury Duty was right after I moved to CA, and I got selected to sit on the jury for a 2 month criminal quadruple murder trial. I am lucky that I work for the federal government, so they will pay me my full pay for an unlimited time while serving on a jury. Because of that, jury duty is like a paid vacation from work, and an opportunity to really do something good for my peers, and dare I say...a lot of fun ??? (I realize it is not as "enjoyable" for people who only get paid for a day or two of jury duty from their regular jobs). It was very difficult at times given the kind of case I was on (yes...we had to look at pictures of the 4 burned bodies and listen to the other family members talk about the deceased), but we ended up sentencing an evil man to life in prison at San Quentin on 4 counts of murder, 1 count of arson, 1 count of burglary, and 1 count of robbery. I would love to serve on another jury, but I haven't heard anything from the courts since.

[yorkiesmiles]

Originally Posted by Kathryn_V

God Bless you for your post!!!!

I wish more people thought like you Cindy!!!! Its been said..... most juries are comprised of 12 people who couldn't dodge it! How sad is that???

My jury was mostly retired men and women who would have zero excuse not to serve, not that I believe any of them tried to get out, I have no idea what their curcumstances were. My case was a LONG one and was right between thanksgiving and Christmas, a time of year that people want to be with their families. Putting a jury together was very hard I'm sure! But pulling a sex offender off the streets is no easy job.

I personally want to thank every Cindy Hice out there who has the right attitude about Jury Duty. In exchange for the protection that we have under our laws, and the safety that our justice system, as flawed as it may be, allows us.... the least we can do.... is do our part. Do we want the rapists, child molesters, and murderers off the street? than we need to SHOW UP and make sure that we are there to listen to the testimony, examine the evidence, and be a part of the process that takes these people off the street.

We are running out of "someone else" to handle the problems of our communities... please get involved in every way you can. And jury duty is your civil duty... I personally would be ashamed to dodge it.

Think about it guys... what would happen if nobody showed up???




k

Thank you for the great reminder of how we can serve the victims of crime.