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Making up excuses to get out of jury service is a dereliction of US citizens' responsibilities. Jury duty is one of the very FEW obligations we are asked to perform as citizens. It shouldn't be shirked with excuses. However, IF you have a legitimate reason that is verifiable, the Court may excuse you. As well, for criminal cases, the attorneys might ask that a juror be eliminated.
If you have a legitimate reason that serving on a jury might excessively but temporarily inconvenience you (e.g. a tax preparer asked to serve on a jury at the peak of his business season in march and april) then the court will probably excuse you, on the condition that you agree to serve on a jury later at a time when it will not inconvenience you.
If you have a legitimate reason due to a specific family situation then the court will decide if it is appropriate to excuse you, on the condition that you are willing to serve on a jury at a later time after that family situation has been dealt with and resolved.
If you have a legitimate health issue that could make it unsafe for you or others on the jury if you served (e.g. uncontrolled seizure disorder unresponsive to medications) the court might grant you a permanent excuse.
If you give some trivial reason to not serve on a jury (e.g. you can't find a babysitter for your kid) then the court will probably order you to serve and find a solution to the issue you raised so it does not prevent you from serving on the jury.
Ultimately whatever the reason you give to be excused it is up to the judgement of the court as to whether it is acceptable or not. The court will also always be more open to granting an excuse if you indicate that you will serve when the reason for the excuse later ceases to be an issue that could prevent you from serving.
I served on a 6 month Federal Grand Jury once and every example I gave above (and many others I don't recall) was tried by somebody in the jury pool to try to get out of serving, each with the expected result.
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When can you talk about jury service?
After the case is over and the judge has discharged the jury.
Can you do jury service after doing community service?
Are you asking about a scheduling problem? If your community service conflicts with jury duty, you should speak with the organizer of the community service and request that your time slot be moved. You cannot ignore a jury duty summons.
What are some excuses that start with j?
just couldn't get out of bed jeep wouldn't start
What is the legal rationale for accepted legal defenses against or excuses from criminal responsibility?
what is the legal rationale for accepted legal defenses against or excuses from criminal responsibility?
What responsibilities do we have?
voting, going to jury duty, and community service.
Does the Pentecostal religion believe in judging other people - jury service?
Jury service is OK; judging peoples relationship with Jesus Christ is not OK per general Pentecostal beliefs.
Can a jury trail have 13 jurors in a jury box?
Yes, if one is an alternate juror, meaning a juror who is there to fill in if one of the 12 jurors cannot complete their jury service.
Why were women not allowed in jury duty in 1930?
because back in tyhose days the law restricted jury service to males only
Is a civic action such as voting different from serving on a jury?
THE CORRECT ANWSER IS Jury service is considered a civic duty while voting is a responsibility.
How is a civic action such a voting different from serving on a jury?
THE CORRECT ANWSER IS Jury service is considered a civic duty while voting is a responsibility.
How is a civic action such as voting different from serving on a jury?
THE CORRECT ANWSER IS Jury service is considered a civic duty while voting is a responsibility.
Which group of people were elected to sit on juries?
Normal citizens of the US are selected at random to serve on Jury panels throughout the year. Jury service usually requires one day unless you are selected to sit in on a trial. You may opt out of Jury service once you reach the age of 75.
