Do you get paid to do jury duty?

Question

Do you get paid to do jury duty?

Answer 1

Yes, but I wouldn't give up my day job that's for sure.

Answer 2

Not if your job pays you for those days like you were at work. They should unless it's a small business like a country store, laundrymat, etc. You would get paid at that point. You will also be compensated for those hours your employer doesn't pay. You can get your parking free, if you park in the designated lots or area for jurors. When you go to Jury Services they explain everything needed and then the Chief Judge talks to everyone as a group. Bring lots to read and plan to stay late if you get picked for jury selection. Oh and one last thing, show up unless you submit a valid excuse in advance, otherwise you can get a warrant put out on you for failure to appear.

Answer 3

yes, but not much.  I think you get five cents a mile for travel expenses

Answer 4

Pennsylvania  $ 9.00 a day.

Answer 5

yes and my job matches what they don't pay.

Answer 6

I live in IN & yes, we receive pay if we have a job & are losing wages from work.  The companies I worked for paid me for the time off but required me to turn in what I was paid for Jury duty. The pay for Jury duty was very small compared to what one could earn at work.  You could not be paid for milage unless you lived some distance from the Court House.

Answer 7

Funny you should ask - I am currently in active jury duty and the state will pay you 40 a day for every day served.  There are several stipulations however.  Your employer must pay you if you are emplyed for a company that has over 10 eployees.  If they don't pay you at least 40 a day - then the state will pay you the difference.  Some places will pay you your current salary - so you have to check with your human resources dept.  In my case - I am going to get my regular salary - because I am employed in the NYS school system.  It is in our contract.

Answer 8

in oklahoma county it pays a whopping 8 dollars a day which won't cover the cost of gas let alone the cost of parking downtown or your lost pay from work

Answer 9

Justice may depend upon your being chosen to serve, so here are some 'words to the wise' about how to make it through voir dire, the jury selection process: You may feel that answering some of the questions asked of you would compromise your right to privacy. If you refuse to answer them, it will probably cost you your chance to serve. Likewise, if you 'talk too much'--especially if you admit to knowing your rights and powers as a juror, as explained below, or that you have qualms about the law itself in the case at hand, or reveal that you're bright, educated, or are interested in serving! So, from voir dire to verdict, let your conscience be your guide.

Nothing in the U.S. Constitution or in any Supreme Court decision requires jurors to take an oath to follow the law as the judge explains it or, for that matter, authorizes the judge to 'instruct' the jury at all. Judges provide their interpretation of the law, but you may also do your own thinking. Keep in mind that no juror's oath is enforceable, and that you may regard all 'instructions' as advice." Jurors have the power to ignore a judge's instructions and vote their conscience

"... That is why very few lawyers or law professors, only some judges, and practically no school teachers know about jury veto power: it's 'not part of the curriculum'. Few history books give juries the credit they're due--for stopping the Salem witch trials, for overturning slavery in state after state before the Civil War, and for ending Prohibition--all by refusing to convict because they thought the law itself was wrong. *** "

"Yet to this day, trial jurors retain the right to veto, or 'nullify' bad laws, though they are rarely told this by the courts. Prosecutors and judges try to exclude people from serving on juries who admit knowing they can judge the law, or who have doubts about the justice of the law. This destroys the protections jurors were supposed to be able to invoke on behalf of fellow citizens against unjust prosecutions: how can our right to a trial by an impartial jury be met if those with any qualms about the law are excluded from serving?"

Answer 10

no u just get a letter in the mail and unless u have a note from ur boss or something u have to go but u do not get paid : (

Answer 11

Yes. Unfortunately, a very low wage. Small, yet existent. Below minimum wage. Be truth full, honest, and vigilant on the jury. Don't be swayed about the majority, be the majority of one. You are the juror.

Answer 12

Yes you do!! But it is very nominal!!

Answer 13

It depends on where you live and what court you are being called to serve in.  Most pay a daily fee that is usually low (like $25-$50).

Answer 14

yes. you get paid about $14 a day. And you wont lose your job if you get called for jury duty either. It's illegal for your job to fire you in that case. Also, you won't have to travle far because you will only get called to do jury duty in your district. And don't try and skip out beause the police will be knocking on your door, and will escort you to the ourt house.

Answer 15

yes