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<blockquote data-quote="Aries" data-source="post: 3400813" data-attributes="member: 44328"><p>I don't have any special knowledge, other than my experience of being called for jury duty a couple of times.</p><p></p><p>I expect you're going to have to report. Your summons should have contact info to call and talk to a court clerk and explain, I'd be a little surprised if they dismiss you immediately for that, but if they have a large enough jury pool available, they might.</p><p></p><p>If it comes to being queried for a specific trial, at that point it's really up to the judge. They hear a TON of excuses, and the ones I've seen don't immediately just accept whatever someone says... in other words, they try to determine if it's a legitimate excuse or if there's some way to work around it. Some judges are pretty strict, and again it may depend on the size of the potential jury pool.</p><p></p><p>At some point, lawyers and/or judges will probably query specific jurors, and if you are constantly having to ask them to repeat themselves, or can explain then that you really can't hear them clearly, there's probably a decent chance someone will want you dismissed. I agree, I don't think anyone wants to put those kinds of decisions in the hands of someone who doesn't know what's going on because they can't hear them.</p><p></p><p>Courtrooms usually have PA's, microphones, etc. so it's possible you may be able to hear better than you expect. But I would think you could go to the court house in advance, and there should be a person or division responsible for organizing and notifying potential jurors you can talk to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aries, post: 3400813, member: 44328"] I don't have any special knowledge, other than my experience of being called for jury duty a couple of times. I expect you're going to have to report. Your summons should have contact info to call and talk to a court clerk and explain, I'd be a little surprised if they dismiss you immediately for that, but if they have a large enough jury pool available, they might. If it comes to being queried for a specific trial, at that point it's really up to the judge. They hear a TON of excuses, and the ones I've seen don't immediately just accept whatever someone says... in other words, they try to determine if it's a legitimate excuse or if there's some way to work around it. Some judges are pretty strict, and again it may depend on the size of the potential jury pool. At some point, lawyers and/or judges will probably query specific jurors, and if you are constantly having to ask them to repeat themselves, or can explain then that you really can't hear them clearly, there's probably a decent chance someone will want you dismissed. I agree, I don't think anyone wants to put those kinds of decisions in the hands of someone who doesn't know what's going on because they can't hear them. Courtrooms usually have PA's, microphones, etc. so it's possible you may be able to hear better than you expect. But I would think you could go to the court house in advance, and there should be a person or division responsible for organizing and notifying potential jurors you can talk to. [/QUOTE]
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