jury duty

UGH that stinks. I went in december 2003 i think - in nassau, where I lived at the time. Haven't gotten a suffolk one yet - hope I don't! I know people ignore them - I know several people who have ignored them for 20 years or more and never got 'caught' - but I cannot do that.

If I get called, I hope it's while I am out of work!!!!

You will probably be done with it on Monday. I was there all day, read a lot, and I was called in for a case, but they let me go at the end of the day.

i postponed it 3 times at my old address, then i got a final notice, but i had already moved, so i called them and told them that....
then 2 weeks later i got a notice at my new address and i postponed it again.....i had to put a date in for anytime within 6 months i put in feb....lets see what happens

sorry you have to do this, maybe you wont have to go in
good luck

boooooooo

DH just informed me last night that he has been throwing away those notices for a while now. Being that I work for the courts, I almost smacked him upside the head! So now he is going to be summonsed to appear in person and explain why he hasn't answered. lol

I don't know why some people dread it, I look at it as not having to go to work, anything to get out of not having to go to work is good for me :)

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Posted by bonch20

i figured i'd just deal with it instead of pushing it off....hate to have it once the weather gets nice. just really swamped right now at work so i hope it goes quick! i could never just ignore it...i have terrible luck and would totally get caught!

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yea ive never thrown it away. im too scared of getting caught.

Anyone ever done Federal - that's oh so tons of fun.
Two weeks minimum.

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Posted by SusiBtoM

Anyone ever done Federal - that's oh so tons of fun.
Two weeks minimum.

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Ooh, a guy that used to be in my office did. I think he was out at least a month!

ah! I've never had to serve yet. I got called to Jury Duty last year and i had to go sit in this random big room for a few hours, but i was never chosen. When they gathered us and asked if any of us would have issues with coming to court for the next 2 weeks, I told them that I'm a teacher and it could be a problem to find a replacement for me during that time. They immediately let me go and then I waited another half hour, but was never called in again.

So basically, it was just a day off from work where I got to sit and read a good book for a few hours. lol. Nothing bad.

Being on the jury could be kinda fun though, depending on the case. lol. I always picture 'My Cousin Vinny'.

yeah, i guess i'll bring a book and my ipod if i get called....just seems like a lot of sitting around and waiting wich i am not good at, lol.

it's the american way, right?

It's not that bad. Worse part is the commuting, since I live in Queens. I've done Federal, criminal and civil.
Last civil sitting, I was questioned for 3 trials and got let go because of conflicts.
A lot of people walk in with a chip on their shoulder because they have been called for jury duty. They get nasty and downright beligerent.
Those are the people most likely to get chosen to sit on a jury, just because.
Federal was the worst only because I had to travel to Brooklyn for two weeks. I came this close to being picked for a trial that lasted 8 weeks before it was thrown out by the judge.

I don't think it's that bad. I sat on a case in 2004. I'm waiting for my slip to come now that I moved to Nassau. Any day now lol. I wouldn't mind going especially since it gets me out of work!