The jury selection process is in love with me

[Red Tornado]

3rd time being selected in less than 12 months; 11th time in 7 years.

WTH do I need to do to get out of this continuous cycle? Probably nothing short of committing a serious crime, and I'm not going down that road, so I'm probably screwed.

Lived in this town/county for 18 years. I work with people in their 50's/60's who've lived this county their entire lives, no run-ins with the law, and would like to serve and experience the process (I know that last one doesn't factor into selection, obviously) and never been called. Would be nice if there was a process available to have someone serve in your place, if you didn't want to/couldn't serve and could find someone to stand in. I could easily find several.

Also, the wife's been summoned twice this calendar year.

Random selection? My a$$.

[AngryScientist]

I have always said they should take the jury duty list directly off the unemployment list. The gov is already paying people who are unemployed, may as well make them do something...

[Red Tornado]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

I have always said they should take the jury duty list directly off the unemployment list. The gov is already paying people who are unemployed, may as well make them do something...

Excellent suggestion.

[Spaghetti Legs]

My experience has been is that once summoned and you show up, you’re off the list for I think 3 years, whether you’re selected or not. That’s in Virginia.

[Red Tornado]

Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs

My experience has been is that once summoned and you show up, you’re off the list for I think 3 years, whether you’re selected or not. That’s in Virginia.

According to the summons; in the county where I live (central Texas), the only previous jury service-based exemption you can claim is if you have been both summoned and served on jury during the previous 3 years prior to the date on your current summons. I vaguely recall being able to opt out on just the summons, many years ago, if you showed up when last summoned inside of 3 years. It's probably been changed to benefit the court system.

[Hilltopwalters]

Yeah I thought it was every three years as well. That's how Jersey does it. I got selected three years to the day last time which I thought was hilarious and very annoying.

[Big Dan]

Down here is 1 year for County courts and 2 years for Federal courts.
They should pay retired people, students or people that like that stuff.....

[Alistair]

Originally Posted by Big Dan

Down here is 1 year for County courts and 2 years for Federal courts.
They should pay retired people, students or people that like that stuff.....

Yeah, just what I want, a jury of bored housewives and dottering old fools.

It’s a jury of your peers for a reason. Seems to work reasonably well (or at least, less worse than other options).

[djg21]

Originally Posted by Big Dan

Down here is 1 year for County courts and 2 years for Federal courts.
They should pay retired people, students or people that like that stuff.....

There is this pesky little thing called the 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantees, among other things, that a jury consist of a representative cross-section of the community.

Report for jury duty. You often get dismissed on day one and you are done, and the don’t get called again for a number of years. If you get put into a jury pool, and then make it through jury selection without being discharged, serve. It’s your civic duty.

[Big Dan]

Originally Posted by djg21

There is this pesky little thing called the 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantees, among other things, that a jury consist of a representative cross-section of the community.

Report for jury duty. You often get dismissed on day one and you are done, and the don’t get called again for a number of years. If you get put into a jury pool, and then make it through jury selection without being discharged, serve. It’s your civic duty.

Done it plenty of times.
Anyways thanks for the lecture.

[zmudshark]

I've found that being really old exempts you.

It works for me.

[Red Tornado]

Originally Posted by zmudshark

I've found that being really old exempts you.

It works for me.

Guessing late 50's isn't quite old enough...

[prototoast]

I have lived in California for 10 years and haven't been called for jury duty once.

I wouldn't mind if I were. It's important, even if it's not how I'd prefer to spend my time.

[reuben]

I've never even been called. As far as I know my job didn't exempt me, but I never asked.

[Polyglot]

Originally Posted by zmudshark

I've found that being really old exempts you.

It works for me.

My mother-in-law got called every year between age 90-95. My wife and I simply sent in a request to be exempt due to age and they immediately excused her but the jury summons continued.