08-15-2013, 01:36 AM
As far as getting out of jury duty...
You must go to the first day. If drawn from the hat you will be asked to answer a bunch of questions "properly." When the judge tells you about following instructions regardind deliberation, you reply that you will follow your conscience before following the judge's instructions. That's code for you know about juror's rights--something neither lawyer nor the judge wants.
I was dismissed for jury duty by doing this. The irony is that I want to serve on a jury. Could not justify weeks away from my classroom.
Years ago I was called on the first day of class, couldn't get out of it, but wasn't picked, so didn't have to do the juror's rights thing. I wish I'd get called during the summer...
Cheers,
Kirt
You must go to the first day. If drawn from the hat you will be asked to answer a bunch of questions "properly." When the judge tells you about following instructions regardind deliberation, you reply that you will follow your conscience before following the judge's instructions. That's code for you know about juror's rights--something neither lawyer nor the judge wants.
I was dismissed for jury duty by doing this. The irony is that I want to serve on a jury. Could not justify weeks away from my classroom.
Years ago I was called on the first day of class, couldn't get out of it, but wasn't picked, so didn't have to do the juror's rights thing. I wish I'd get called during the summer...
Cheers,
Kirt