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Originally Posted by SykkBoy
It looks like I might be missing a good part of InterNext on Tueday...I got pinged for jury duty...
I've been a registered voter for 24 years and have never been summoned for jury duty...then when I do, it's during a big show...
I have a strategy though...I'm going to walk into the room and start spouting racist and sexist shit...that should get me excused really quickly, haha
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So they only gave you a few days notice for a trial? You are talking actual trial and not just for your 3 month standbye service?
I am just coming off standbye for Nov thru Jan. As of today it is getting too late for me to be summoned anymore this month.
I was summoned in Nov (25 days advance) for a trial in Dec.
Night before I called as required and it was indeed cancelled.
5 years is the off time before you can be put on standbye again in my County. (Lucky you Candyflip, 10 years!)
I was also called in to a trial about 5 1/2 years back and was selected to be in the main 12 out of the pool of around 40. But one of the attorneys dismissed me.
So your chances..
1) you have be summoned to a trial.
Factors..
a) How big your county is. Big countys have more trials but also more pools. Real small counties often have more pools than trials. Thus, you will not be called in twice.
b) If your name is in front of alphabet you might be in the first pools (just a theory)
2) the trial must not be settled as many are.
3) if summoned, you must be selected (3:1 odds) to be on the actual jury of 12 and thus get to field questions in the attorney examinations.
4) You must not get dismissed by either attorney.
5) Make it this far and you are on the jury and will get $25 a day in my county plus milage whether dismissed, on the jury or in the standbye jury pool which is also dismissed I believe except for two alternates. I was out of there in my trial by then and not sure how that works.
Diff is you have to eat a take along lunch and spend some afternoon time if on the jury. At this point you are not allowed to leave the bldg for noon hour. Same pay as those who are allowed to leave.
Luckily most trials go only one day. And most (especially smaller) countys never call you in more than once.
I estimate (having seen the math) that smaller counties have maybe 5-10 pools. Most counties maybe 30 pools. And super large Counties Like (Cook County, Chicago) 100+ pools.
Good luck.
I am out of the woods for another 5 years as of about today.
At least you will soon be out of the woods again.