Jury duty, due to give birth in 2 weeks,no childcare for 1 yr old, muslim?

Question

well i am due to go to jury duty tomorrow. i had to postpone last year because i had just given birth to my daughter. now this year i am giving birth basically any day. my husband has to stay home from work which we cant afford so i can go to jury duty that i dont believe in participating in. i converted to islam 2 years ago. i cant judge a person if i did not see the crime myself. because if i make a wrong assumption an innocent person can be wrongly accused and i will be judged harshly.

i feel miserable and i am not sure what i can do. what can i tell the judge? i cant swear , unless it is to Allah. cant swear on a bible, cant judge people,i just dont know. plus my daughter has never spent more than an hour with my husband , and she has never been with anyone other than me. i cant take her with me . anyone similar situation?

Answer 1

There should be a hardship waiver on your jury selection form.  Send it back and they should let you know you are waived.

Answer 2

You can get out of jury duty with a "Hardship." Call them.

Answer 3

READ.    There are instructions on your notice of what to do if you feel you can't attend.

Answer 4

All you can do is call and if they offer no hardship then you have to suck it up and go. It is the price of liberty in the USA. Many jury candidates have children, but they go any way.

Answer 5

Its the law so whatever they say goes

Answer 6

This sounds like a bad soap opera.

Not buying it..

Answer 7

guess what??? YOU LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES! Do your duty and quit whining.... this isn't about any day care- some nut job told you this was against "your religion", gee what was your religion b4 you "converted"??? And just how come the father of your child has never spent more than an hour with this kid? Or is that part of your "religion" too?? makes me sick, get out of this country if it isn't good enough for you.

Answer 8

Move to an islamic country where you do not have the right and responsibility to perform jury duty.

Answer 9

They will not force you to into jury duty if you fill out the proper paperwork for a financial/medical hardship.