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BigGameDamian

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How many times have you gotten summoned to Jury duty? Did you actually have to attend or was your number waived?
 
I've had to go like three times. Bullshit. I have friends that have never been summoned
 
JFizzleRaider said:
I've had to go like three times. Bullshit. I have friends that have never been summoned
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I registered to vote. I get summoned every 2 years.

My wife did not register. She never gets summoned.
 
I've been summoned about 5 times. I got my number called while in the jury room twice. Once, I was excused after filling out the questionnaire, and the other time I sat on a case (boring as fuck). It is hard to get out of it, but you can postpone it pretty easily.
 
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I got summoned several times while working in labs at OHSU, but I was able to provide a letter from my employer saying it was imperative to both research and safety that I remain in the lab daily since I work with radioactive materials. I would hand the letter in ahead of time and was excused from attending. After a few times they stopped.
 
Not being bothered with it is the primary reason I'm not registered to vote, so if I'm going to be auto-registered in the future I won't be happy.
 
http://news.yahoo.com/us-chief-justice-called-jury-duty-202412237.html

Even the head of the highest court in the land has to report for jury duty.

John Roberts, the chief justice of the US Supreme Court, showed up for jury duty Wednesday in a Maryland county court in the Washington suburbs, Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg told AFP.

But after responding to several questions aimed at vetting potential jurors for a civil case, he was not selected.

Roberts, who has presided over the US Supreme Court for the past decade, certainly will have his share of important cases to decide in the coming weeks.

In late April, the court will hear potentially game-changing cases on gay marriage and the constitutionality of lethal injection.

In 2005, the 60-year-old Roberts was nominated to the Supreme Court by then-president George W. Bush.

While Roberts's confirmation was still pending, the sitting chief justice died, Bush changed the nomination, propelling Roberts to the top spot.

His vote is often crucial because the court's eight other justices are evenly divided among conservatives and liberals.
 
I've never understood why people make such a big deal out of the occasional jury duty summons. Giving up a day of your time to facilitate the legal process is really not that huge of a sacrifice.

I've been summoned twice, had my number called both times. Once I was excused because the defense attorney didn't like the fact that I can't identify with a criminal defendant choosing not to testify on his own behalf (by speaking up, a couple other guys agreed with my opinion and got themselves excused too); the other time, the civil suit settled while we were at lunch, so they sent us all home. Never had to sit in on a case, but I wouldn't bitch and moan if I did.
 
Denny Crane said:
I registered to vote. I get summoned every 2 years.

My wife did not register. She never gets summoned.
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This means Oregon will have 300,000 more potential jurors when the license=vote law takes effect.
 
I've been registered to vote since forever, never been summoned.

Wouldn't mind it, great excuse to take some days off.
 
I don't get paid for jury duty from work, so fuck that. Its boring as fuck to wait in a room with a bunch of other people who don't want to be there, on beckon call from inefficient government employees.
 
Back in the 80s, they sent me something a couple of times, a couple of years apart. I ignored them and they went away.

In the 90s when I was still married, my wife actually went. She told the county D.A. that she had smoked marijuana when younger. He threw a temper tantrum in front of the court and prospective jurors. What a dick. He never hears any opinion contrary to his Fascist opinion. She was kicked out, thankful to go back to work.

Just don't mail it back.
 
jlprk said:
Back in the 80s, they sent me something a couple of times, a couple of years apart. I ignored them and they went away.

In the 90s when I was still married, my wife actually went. She told the county D.A. that she had smoked marijuana when younger. He threw a temper tantrum in front of the court and prospective jurors. What a dick. He never hears any opinion contrary to his Fascist opinion. She was kicked out, thankful to go back to work.

Just don't mail it back.
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The judge can issue a bench warrant for you. Don't get stopped for a busted tail light.
 
I spent more than a month on a grand jury once, heard dozens of cases, some of them very interesting, some funny, all of them pathetic.

barfo
 
barfo said:
I spent more than a month on a grand jury once, heard dozens of cases, some of them very interesting, some funny, all of them pathetic.

barfo
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You were charged with dozens of crimes? WOW.
 
I've been called a few times, not had my number called a couple of times and been excused twice. It seems when they question me, neither the proscecution nor the defense want someone like me on their jury.
 
Denny Crane said:
The judge can issue a bench warrant for you. Don't get stopped for a busted tail light.
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But they didn't, twice, as I said. They would have hundreds more people in their crowded jail. The $250/hour judge, $150/hour prosecutors, and $150/hour defenders have better things to do.

My advice remains, don't mail back the notice. What do you have to lose. If they keep bugging you, then give up and go. But they won't. They know they'll wind up rejecting you if you don't want to do it.
 
Last time I went for jury duty, the judge did issue bench warrants for those who didn't show.
 
There are a lot of easy legal ways to avoid jury duty . . . but I find that most people in Oregon take their civic duty seriously and don't try to get out of doing something that is essential to society. So while jury duty can be a pain in the ass, it helps assure fairness in the legal system which results in making the community a better place to live . . . and if you live in Oregon, you are more likely into quality of life than constantly working to make money.
 
It sounds corny, but it's our civic duty. I don't enjoy doing it, but citizenship comes with responsibility as well as privileges.
 
Imagine if Republicans were corny and patriotic about paying their taxes, instead of just corny about law and order. Back in 2000 before the tax cuts for the rich, we were on a fast track to paying off the national debt.
 
Shit, I just got summoned like 2 days after looking at this thread.
 
The judge issued a bench hex on everyone who reads this thread.
 
...I pulled a jlprk, hopefully the judge forgets as well!
 
He has better things to do. And if I'm wrong, you just tell the death row guard that ol' jlprk sent ya, and you'll get the best food.
 
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