Jury Duty: How do I get out of it?

Question

I have been summoned for jury duty. My state is a "one day, one trial" state. This means that I'm only required to participate at a courhouse for one day if I'm not part of a trial selection process or for the length of one trial.

Answer 1

do it! they will pay you a little but its really an interesting process. if you get on a jury its fascinating watching them try to tell a simple story using lawyerspeak. they try to get someone to make a statement by asking questions, not by letting them just tell the story.

it ain't judge judy (:

Answer 2

Tell them your an alcoholic or a drug addict and you cant go more than 3 or 4 hours without a fix. Or, just go in and do your civic duty...tell them when they ask if you could impartially judge someone, that you cant wait, you can spot guilty people a mile away and have been looking forward to passing judgement on some guilty slob.

Answer 3

Tell it to the judge. No really tell the judge exactly what you told us on Yahoo. He might as if you can reschedule or just give you a pass. You should be OK.

Answer 4

Go to the courthouse to serve your duty.  They typically ask if serving would be a hardship for you.  You can say that because of your medical rotations, you cannot serve on a jury.  You will lose one day, but that is it.  By law, your superiors have to allow you to have the one day for jury duty.

Answer 5

what ever you are doing they have to it is federal law allow you the time to do jury duty just say it like you mean it you want to know how to shun your civic duty you already know that they have to let you do jury duty and can't under law hold it against you it says it in the paper work you get.

Answer 6

tell them you have a hearing problem.

Answer 7

Get a note from your immediate supervisor stating that the jury duty would unduly burden you because of your schedule or will cause you a financial hardship because the company does not pay for jury duty. Take this note down to the Jury Services Department. They will more than likely give you a waiver.

Answer 8

And if you're a med student and college educated, you would know how important it is to do a one day trial, and you would also know how to get out of it. Give me a break !

Answer 9

It's your civic duty.  You are morally obliged.

Answer 10

They can't get down on you because of jury duty. I'm sure they will work something out if you just show them your paper giving you notice.

Answer 11

Don't. Be a responsible citizen and do your duty. It's not that bad. I've had jury duty three times in the past 15 years and it's a good time to read.

Answer 12

getting rolled over by a car, that's the only way, but I guess once you're OK you gonna have to go anyway