Have u ever been refused jury duty?

Question

have u ever been summoned for jury duty, but then the judge decided that you're not an ideal candidate, so decided not to put u in the jury?

if so, why?? eg. maybe u knew too well versed on the law to be considered a "layman" or u knew the plaintiff personally etc

Answer 1

I was not selected for a jury.  They don't tell you why, so you never know.  I work in the legal profession, so maybe they were afraid that I might give my view on the case instead of strictly following the directions given by the Judge.  They also asked if you had ever had any experience with law enforcement, and I disclosed a family member's bad experience with a police officer.  Each attorney is allowed to reject a few possible jurors.  You never know - they could be trying to weight the jury with a particular s*x, age or other demographic.  The jurors who admit they're biased or who personally know the defendant are easy ones to figure out.

Answer 2

yes i have and to be honest i was glad...didn't really feel like sitting through a case where a mom beat her baby so bad it died.  i didn't really see the need of a spending 10-20 days in court listening to the grim details of how the baby died.  i most gladly returned to work.

Answer 3

Yes, I was summoned once but my age had not been taken into account!  I was too old.

Answer 4

You must be from the US?  Our system is a little different, more random. (UK)

Answer 5

Yes, I am a consitutionalist, I believe in the constitution, and I believe you have the right to vote your conscience....mention this, snd suddenly they don't want you...

Answer 6

I was almost refused when I told the man questioning me that I believe a person is innocent until proven guilty. One of the lawyers didn't like that answer.

Answer 7

I was a former Federal Law Officer. Defendant was charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a law officer. I asked why he was still alive to be charged? Dismissed.