It seems alot of people hate it and try to get out of it. I think it would be interesting to see how a courtroom plays out firsthand and see how the law works.
shareI was called for jury duty, but I wasn't selected for the jury, thank goodness.
shareHe's guilty, dammit! Somebody get a rope!
Nope, never been on jury duty.
I want to be just to get a feel for it even if means a pay cut.
shareAs a general rule, it's long, boring, uneventful and don't pay shit.
shareBut if it's a high profile murder case or any case involving celebrities it would be pretty exciting. I would've loved to be part of the OJ jury.
shareThat Might account for .01% of tried cases.
And the OJ case took forever. The jury doesn't go home, Especially in high profile cases, until it's over.
I did it last year. It works a bit differently in the uk from what I gather from tv shows. When you're summoned you all just sit around in huge room (with tv and canteen) and wait to be called to court. Some people never get called but you still have to show up everyday just incase. I was fortunate to be picked on the first day.
There were about 16 of us I think. We were taken into a courtroom and the judge asked us if we knew the defendant. One juror was an old work colleague and so the judge dismissed him. 12 of us were picked as the main jury and the others were set aside to take the place of anyone who may become Ill or unable to continue.
It was really interesting. It was a historic child sex abuse case which was harrowing to say the least.
We found him guilty. He was sentenced the next day and the judge told us we could go back to watch if we wanted. Only 2 of us went in. He got 14 years, having to serve half before being considered for parole and also a lifetime restraining order against his victims.
No, I've always told them that I'll be out of the country on the dates mentioned.
shareI've served twice but possibly called more. I'm a Jr. After I turned eighteen and while I was in college (Bachelor & later Masters) my father answered six jury notices. It wasn't until later on when someone pointed out that he should not have been called more than once every three years, that we realized he had probably been answering my notices as well as his own.
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