Jury Duty

[TheTickG]

First time being called. I have to show up for Jury Selection tomorrow morning at 7:30. What can I expect. Is there alot of down time during jury selection? This is in CA by the way.

Was called for jury duty about... 17 years ago?

I wanted them to pick me. But, I said something to the effect of, "it would be difficult for me to choose guilty without DNA evidence," to their question. Pretty sure they kicked me out because of that.

 

[Contempt]

I was contacted for jury duty once about twenty years ago looking at the shithouse money they offered as compensation and I thought fuck it, just fine me... I'm not showing up for that bullshit.

They never contacted me, or fined me... or ever tried again. Score

 

[Jesus X]

First time being called. I have to show up for Jury Selection tomorrow morning at 7:30. What can I expect. Is there alot of down time during jury selection? This is in CA by the way.

after all the bureaucracy is gotten out of the way they will make you wait for your number and name to be called for about two hours.

they will say which numbers are dismissed from jury duty.

Then you will be given a piece of paper that says your service is complete.

If they don't dismiss you in that room you will be there for hours and have to go to the court around 4pm or so then the judge will tell you if you have to show up the next day for jury selection.

the next day you either get selected to a jury of either a civil or criminal trial or you get lucky and get dismissed by the lawyer selecting his jurors.

I was selected to a civil trial that lasted 7 days I got a shitty stipend of like 100 bucks which was an insult to injury because my lunch and transportation for the week cost about 150 bucks

I also lost about 1500 for the week from business I couldn't go do.

A bigger insult to injury is they take like 2 weeks to pay you when the court could easily pay jurors the stipend same day and it is also taxed the stipend.

They use the whole "civic duty" spiel to gaslight society into accepting shitty pay for jury duty.

 

[Devil's_Advocate]

Two statements that can get you out of jury duty:

1. Strong belief or disbelief of cops. It doesn't matter if you say you lean on the side of police or claim ACAB. I chose the former but the latter will work just fine.

2. You can say you're a strong proponent of jury nullification. That will get you bounced very quickly.

I almost got picked years ago. I was selected in the jury box but eventually got excused during voir dire process.

 

[Meatspin]

I have been called up 3 times and weaseled out of it thankfully. If I was retired I would do it.

 

[Jesus X]

I don't have a driver's license and i still get called for jury duty.

If you are registered to vote that will also get you jury duty or an I.D or welfare any government related thing.

 

[Jesus X]

Two statements that can get you out of jury duty:

1. Strong belief or disbelief of cops. It doesn't matter if you say you lean on the side of police or claim ACAB. I chose the former but the latter will work just fine.

2. You can say you're a strong proponent of jury nullification. That will get you bounced very quickly.

I almost got picked years ago. I was selected in the jury box but eventually got excused during voir dire process.

This is outdated information and it will probably get your fined and maybe even booked as judges hate folks who behave like smart asses during jury selection someone tried some shenanigans during my jury selection and the bailiff took him away in cuffs then warned all of us that we would be fined up to 2000 dollars.

 

[Devil's_Advocate]

This is outdated information and it will probably get your fined and maybe even booked as judges hate folks who behave like smart asses during jury selection someone tried some shenanigans during my jury selection and the bailiff took him away in cuffs then warned all of us that we would be fined up to 2000 dollars.

Respectfully, I've done this multiple times and each time I was excused. Heartfelt beliefs are not precluded. I was even excluded after a 25 page paperwork online during C19 and then the same but in person a couple years ago.

It comes down to how you say it.

If the lawyers for both parties and judge are fine seating a juror with clear biases or extreme personal beliefs then that's their prerogative.

What would they fine or arrest someone for here? That would be a clear violation of first amendment rights.

I am a proponent of jury nullification in certain situations. I also tend to believe police more than the average person. If a police officer testifies I will weigh their testimony more heavily than an average person's. I am not hiding my biases. That's the point of voir dire.