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I would not want to have my fate decided by 12 modern Americans. So if you are rationale, I’d say go for it, because the defendant may need you. --24.152.xxx.xx

*rational --24.152.xxx.xx

So is it about your time? --172.59.xxx.x

Did get called about six years ago but they released me b/c I worked for the county at the time. --64.246.xxx.xx

My husband has been called multiple times. He served once and is about to go again next month for federal. I can’t remember if I got out of it once as a young stay at home mom with no childcare or if I haven’t been called. If you have the time and ability, a fair and logical person who can listen is an asset to have on a jury. --73.159.xxx.xx

Mapleleaf18, What list does New York use for potential voters? In Ohio names are pulled from Registered voters. However, you indicate you were contacted a bunch of times when you were not a citizen so it seems like you would not be on the voter rolls, but I suppose anything is possible in NY. --184.59.xxx.xx

As a result I am done being a juror. --98.34.xx.xxx

DOWHATYAGOTTADO ! --69.130.xxx.xxx

No, I will never be on a jury.They pay less than minimum wage while at the same time telling me the minimum i can pay an emplyee.I get those letters and throw them out,not certified so cant prove i ever got it.Not to mention i have better things to do with my time.Doris - I know at one time they were pulling names off the welfare rolls, not what i consider my peers --74.77.xx.xx

If I am called again I will go and do my duty. I feel it is important to fill the position if possible instead of letting some deadbeat who wants the $11 per day check. (I never got paid either) --107.147.xx.xx

I'll have to think about this some more. --184.4.xx.xx

I’ve been summonsed in twice. Once when I was enlisted in active duty for the Air Force and one just recently. For the former, I didn’t have to go in since I was serving abroad. For the latter, which was actually last month, it got cancelled the night before. So I haven’t been on a jury yet and given my main profession, don’t think I’ll get selected anytime soon… --172.56.xxx.xxx

I feel the same way about voting. --209.205.xxx.xx

Like MikeA, I will serve as long as I am mentally and physically able to do so. As others mentioned, with the liberal judges and people available from the public, hopefully, I would be able to be a rational person on a jury. Even though I am retired, this was my philosophy even before I retired. It is one way I can serve my civic duty. --99.165.xx.xxx

Sorry, but voting in anything other than local is a joke. --24.152.xxx.xx

Without a jury-- no justice gets done. If you can afford the time, please do it. --76.138.xxx.xxx

Got called another time, but wasn't picked. I'd serve if I was picked again. It is a bit of inconvenience, but I do see it as a duty. I would want some sanity on the jury if I was on the other side, so it's a pay it forward thing I guess. Of course, I doubt it's really a pay it forward thing since I don't plan on ever needing that. --45.17.xxx.xxx

I have been called once and selected. Local human trafficking case. Like Doogie's case, it made me sick. --98.174.xxx.xxx

Only called twice, neither time was actually seated. I kinda wish I would be--I think it would give me valuable insight into the process in case I ever found myself as the accused. I know I'd like to have someone like myself on the jury. So I'd serve happily. --104.230.xxx.xxx

I've been on jury duty twice. I thought it was very interesting and appreciated the experience. The hung jury was a drug bust and 10 other people could not put 2 & 2 together and get 4. I was one of the hold outs. They wanted DNA. to prove he was the meth maker or something. What? just he was in the right(wrong) place at the right(wrong) time! No DNA needed. Anyway, I was glad to serve, found it interesting, and wish I could've put the meth maker away. He later kicked the bucket in his 30's somehow so I guess he paid his dues ... --64.184.xx.xx

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Have they never come after you? --76.129.xxx.xx

6x6 they send out lets say 100 letters saying you have been chosen for jury duty show up monday morning at 9:00. they only need lets say 12 so if only 80 show up but they seat the 12 noone cares.Also thy send the letters by regular mail so they know a few will come back with bad addresses, a few wont be opened because someone was on an extended vacation etc.I throw mine out but they dont care as long as they have enough jurors,if they get to the point they need more jurors regularly they will start sending out 125 letters initially.They cant prove i got it so regardless of a law saying i have to show up they cant prosecute me because they have no way to prove i got it since it wasnt signed for. Also did i mention no one cares in the entire process,why not? because they are govt employees and guess what happens on friday whether i show up or not? they get paid,that is what happens on friday and that is the only thing they care about. --74.77.xx.xx

Called a few times, on case once and also Grand Jury. One was a woman whose boyfriend hit her and broke her nose. He came at her again. She shot him. He died. I fought for her. Why should she get hit again and maybe die from that. For a while in this state a woman could do that legally but they fixed it later. Grand Jury was similar. Woman was kidnapped and stabbed her some seventy times and raped her for many hours. She lived. The plumber knows her. She won't go out of the house. The DAs wanted to charge him with assault. So your friend here spoke up and the rest of the Grand Jury rose up also and he as charged with attempted murder. Trial didn't happen for a long time but he was put away. You can seriously help the climate in this country sometimes. Now they keep sending me cards. Over age 73 don't have to serve so I call them back and tell them about cancer treatment and incontinence and they take my name off the list. It was disgusting and dangerous around that courthouse. --173.61.xxx.xxx

You most likely have a warrant for your arrest…lol --100.0.xxx.xx

Thanks, Ken. --76.129.xxx.xx

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I’ve been called two or three times, and got on a trial once. It was for medical malpractice, and lasted three days. Personally, I’d highly recommend doing it. It was an incredible learning experience and civics lesson for me. --108.52.xxx.xxx

I might now reconsider being in a very liberal state and in a very liberal area, I might be the guy to be the one to cause a hung jury. --73.126.xx.xxx

Served on a jury for a DWI. On film, they guy didn't act drunk, but he didn't do the balance exercises to prove sobriety correctly and he refused breathalyzer. The only reason he was arrested is for a few errors on the sobriety test. Cops had to bring him in for that but I doubt they even thought he was drunk. Their testimony sucked. --108.69.xxx.xxx

MIKEA, interesting but it is mailed regular mail, i see no way they could come and pick me up without proof i received the letter.Regardless i am not concerned. --74.77.xx.xx

The whole jury process is terribly inefficient and a waste of valuable human resources. Around here, 250 people take a day off work and most of the time sit in a big holding room all day long doing nothing. Once in a.while they need a few dozen for a trial, but mostly everyone gets sent home around 2:00. These trials often take years to put together, but then they want a jury at the ready to start right away. I don’t get it. --108.52.xxx.xxx

Since I know that if I were either the defendant or the plaintiff in a trial that I would like to have a decent size pool of people from which to select a jury, I'm definitely going to offer my services as a juror. --96.233.xxx.xx

That's good Steve, once I was a witness in Federal Court and the jury was really listening and the came to what I understood as the same outcome I would expect. I was sure glad they took their job seriously. The case was about wire taping and my phone was one was that compromised without my knowledge, so a third party was listening. Since I rent houses my conversation often resolved around application and sensitive information. The jury got it and when I left the court room that day, most of them were outside and I waved and thanked them for their time and consideration. So I'm glad to read of your decision. The law doesn't always favor dogooders or reason, but it's the law and in my state one of the two on the phone have to know they are being recorded. In this case neither knew! --172.59.xxx.xx

I hope that if I someday end up on the other side of the courtroom I have some of you ( my actual peers) as jurors Imagine being a defendant and the jury finding out you are a LL. --68.191.xx.xx

The second case I recognized the person on trial. One of our local news stations shows pictures of persons arrested for whatever. In this case it was stealing a car, evading officers, drugs found, drug dealing and something else. I had seen it on the news and felt I couldn't be partial, and was dismissed. --75.11.xx.xx

The second case I recognized the person on trial. One of our local news stations shows pictures of persons arrested for whatever. In this case it was stealing a car, evading officers, drugs found, drug dealing and something else. I had seen it on the news and felt I couldn't be partial, and was dismissed. --75.11.xx.xx

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