I avoided it for a decade, but no longer...

[Commander Keen]

I got a summons for jury duty today, and have to report on the 25th.

What should I expect? Is there anything big going to trial in the next couple of weeks?

 

[turkeyrun]

Do you want to serve? The times I havwe been summoned, any question from a lawyer, I say they are guilty or they wouldn't be here. I have never been selected. I wouldn't mind serving, but I don't get paid for missed work for jury duty and have never been called when I'm off.
As far as what to expect, a lot of sitting and waiting.

 

[ratski]

If you walk in and the defendants name is Jodie Arias, expect to be there for a while.

Dave

 

[bigfug]

Take a book, and snacks

 

[underpar]

Take a book, and snacks

And eat a bunch of beans the night before. It can be a long day and you could use the entertainment!

 

[BadgeBunny]

I dunno. I kinda wish I did. I've been called a couple of times but once they find out I used to work for lawyers and am married to a JBT, they can't show me the back door fast enough ...

 

[aeropb]

Bring some reading material, your patience cap, and prepare to see the people that will make up a jury of your peers.

 

[TerryMiller]

Wow....a jury of one's peers can be a very scary thing.

A friend was called to jury duty and had to sit. It was a drug case involving distribution, which of course, is a higher "grade" of crime than simple possession. My friend told me that if she hadn't explained that to the other jurors, they would not have known.

The only time that I was called for the day, I was never picked.

It's probably a good thing since the perpetrator was that OSU professor (or whatever) that was using the university's computer for child porn.

FRY THE DUDE!!!!

 

[Commander Keen]

Bring some reading material, your patience cap, and prepare to see the people that will make up a jury of your peers.

I really am apprehensive about finding out what my "peers" will look like...

 

[Gebrown]

When I read the title of this thread I thought you were talking about something medical.