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"It's not that lawyers hate educated people, it's that educated people tend to have jobs, and tend to have jobs that can't let them take off extended time from work for jury duty. So, you end up with retirees, unemployed, stay at home parents, and government employees."

I would tend to think the opposite would be true, minus jobs such as physicians. I know my employer is extremely accommodating for jury duty, and most large reputable companies operate the same way. I'd imagine it's the smaller mom and pop shops that would be dicks about employees on jury duty.

in fact when I was selected, that seemed to be the common thread as we got into day 2 (never actually saw the court room or even got to the point in jury selection, they just made us be on standby for 2 days).

i'd definitely like to sit in on a trial and actually participate though.

5/23/2012 8:58:41 AM

No, from the attorney perspective, he's right. We want intelligent people (from the defense perspective). But then you've got business meetings, and business trips, or they run their own company. It's not that the job won't let them have the time off, it's often that it's unpaid time off or they can't afford (for the sake of their work itself) to take the time off. The last trial I did, all but 1 fit the bill of retirees, stay at home mom's, and government employees, and that certainly was not by choice.

Obviously, this is hugely different for a long trial, vs a trial that's just a couple of days. Shorter trials you tend to get more educated people, since there is not a lot of overlap with work schedules.

[Edited on May 23, 2012 at 9:12 AM. Reason : ]

5/23/2012 9:11:01 AM

5/23/2012 9:27:51 AM

Yeah i would definitely do jury duty if selected

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

[Edited on May 23, 2012 at 9:34 AM. Reason : I think it is retarded to not do]

5/23/2012 9:34:41 AM

fucking shit.

it should be fucking illegal for a government to mandate your appearance in court if you haven't done anything wrong. fucking soviet communist nazi germany shit

4/16/2013 8:53:32 PM

but i'm sure your votes changed the outcome of elections so its worth it

4/16/2013 9:03:25 PM

Because my driver's license still says I live in Cumberland county, I got summoned last week. All it took was a quick email to the court saying I dont live there anymore and I'm free to go!

4/16/2013 9:03:54 PM

I'd just like to say thanks to those of you who have served on a jury or even just appeared without complaint.

4/16/2013 9:04:52 PM

You guys have the wrong approach. It's quite the godly feeling to have another humans fate in your hands.

4/16/2013 9:05:06 PM

I wish I'd get a summons, it's PTO with the government

4/16/2013 9:16:19 PM

K

Listen to me people

When you get a summons for jury duty, DON'T POST ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET.

Trust me, I've done the research on this one in my own lab.

begonias was my lab assistant, she can corroborate my findings.

4/16/2013 9:28:22 PM

4/17/2013 12:27:29 AM

Im suprised I never have gotten a summons.

Im too educated so theyd probably kick me out though.

4/18/2013 5:28:28 PM

I was supposed to show up for jury duty yesterday but forgot all about. Any advice on how to proceed? Should I call them in the morning or just say fuck it?

12/4/2013 1:27:40 AM

call

you'll probably be told to appear soon

but if you just blow them off then you'll probably get a bench warrant

12/4/2013 9:49:52 AM

^^ same thing happened to me last year. I called and explained the situation, and they told me that the entire jury pool for that day was released anyway so it was all good. Worst case scenario, they'll put you on the calendar for a later case. But most importantly, CALL TODAY. If they did select a jury and you weren't there, they'll issue a bench warrant.

12/4/2013 10:28:02 AM

I've been lucky to be called in Jackson County... right after I moved away from there.

Then I got lucky enough to get called in Nash County... right after I moved to Greenville.

God knows if I get called here what kind of case it would be.

12/4/2013 10:43:29 AM

Just got a summons for superior court jury duty in June. I am somewhat interested as I have never gotten one before and since I'm in Orange County, I might get to sit for Julius Nyang'oro's trial. I would probably be excused from that one simply because I went to NC State or because I work at UNC.

But I have a work trip scheduled for the following week to Vegas for a class, conference and exam. Flights, rooms, etc. are already booked and the conference is that week only. Even taking my wife, which is definitely on my dime. So I guess I just request a deferral to a later date?

4/29/2014 8:14:27 PM

DO NOT

POST ABOUT JURY DUTY

ON THE FUCKING INTERNET

ESPECIALLY THE WOLF WEB

jesus christ it's like you people don't learn from the mistakes of others.....

4/29/2014 8:30:20 PM

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"WORST JURORS EVER"

4/29/2014 10:16:48 PM

^^What happened? Is it really that big of a deal to say "I got called to jury duty" and leave it at that?

4/29/2014 11:26:48 PM

I am not planing to live blog this shit like others have. More to point out I get called for the first day of just duty in my life and it coincides with a business trip/vacation the following week. I did not know if I should expect to be seated anyways since I have to report on Wednesday the 4th, but I am wheels up at 8 am on Friday of the following week.

4/30/2014 5:49:11 AM

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"What happened? Is it really that big of a deal to say "I got called to jury duty" and leave it at that?"

Long story. But yes, even that can be a big deal, and I would strongly suggest not ever saying anything about Jury Duty on any public forum, electronic or otherwise.

4/30/2014 5:50:45 AM

Still never even gotten a summons.

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"The thought of a trial by jury terrifies me. The thought of a bench trial terrifies me more. Jury of my peers - hah!"

Yep

4/30/2014 7:14:39 AM

^As I said, I am somewhat interested in doing it. Civic duty and all that stuff. But damned if they didn't pick a shitty time. Guess I'll see about getting it deferred.

4/30/2014 7:25:27 AM

Just hope you get called for something interesting and don't have to waste a week on a land spat with the state.

4/30/2014 9:38:30 AM

I've lived in Guilford County for 10 years now and I've only been called for jury duty once. My mom gets called at least once a year. I guess a lot of lawyers are looking for middle-aged white women in their jury selections.

4/30/2014 9:50:01 AM

I hate you, Sayer. You're the reason Jason Young is in prison.

4/30/2014 6:29:20 PM

Ahaha, I was reading the first page and started thinking this sounds awfully familiar. Then I checked the timestamps and Sayer's post and it clicked. Oh, you, begonias.

4/30/2014 7:54:36 PM

I enjoyed how dweedle posted the exact same thing twice on the first page 7 mos apart

4/30/2014 8:42:22 PM

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"Long story. But yes, even that can be a big deal, and I would strongly suggest not ever saying anything about Jury Duty on any public forum, electronic or otherwise."

I thought Jury Duty was funny, until Showtime started showing it about 3 times a day everyday for over a year! At least we weren't paying for it. The bus driver backed over the cable box and my dad took out the filter that blocked Showtime.

That is all I wanted to say.

[Edited on April 30, 2014 at 10:06 PM. Reason : .]

4/30/2014 10:05:30 PM

Thanks for your input

4/30/2014 10:08:52 PM

if I could get jury duty for next week, that'd be swell

4/30/2014 10:19:54 PM

^^You're welcome...ah the memories of non-digital cable.

4/30/2014 10:44:55 PM

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"I hate you, Sayer. You're the reason Jason Young is in prison."

5/1/2014 2:42:51 PM

I really do kind of dislike you for that, cause I don't think you would have convicted him.

5/1/2014 2:44:07 PM

Don't blame me, I didn't convict him. Blame his defense lawyers, they're the ones that threw me under the bus to the judge.

I think they're just trying to get more money out of him. If he gets acquitted, they don't get to make more money on appeals.

5/1/2014 2:59:39 PM

I'm just giving you shit, man. I thought it was great to see someone get kicked off a jury for saying LOL.

5/1/2014 3:04:44 PM

The only time I've ever been quoted in a news article.

[Edited on May 1, 2014 at 3:06 PM. Reason : ]

5/1/2014 3:06:20 PM

which article?

5/1/2014 3:08:30 PM

I can't find it now

[Edited on May 1, 2014 at 4:27 PM. Reason : ]

5/1/2014 4:27:09 PM

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"I enjoyed how dweedle posted the exact same thing twice on the first page 7 mos apart "

lolol

5/21/2014 10:59:22 PM