Jury Duty

[Anonymous]

It has been a LOOOONG week.  Selected to be a juror on Monday.  The judge gave us Tuesday off so that we could vote.  Trial started Wednesday morning.  Can't say more than that other than the case is being tried in the Harris County (Houston, TX) Criminal Courts.

I do not mind serving as a juror on the trial.  In fact, I get a summons every year or two, but never made it on a panel before.  The cases were either dismissed or they just let us go.  I just never expected it to be so mentally draining...  My disrespect for lawyers has increased tremendously.  I do understand that the DAs office is just doing their job and that the defense attorney is just doing his job.

Just wanted to vent.  Hope this case wraps up next week. 

[atlastontheroad]

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@Scout1965 wrote:

It has been a LOOOONG week.  Selected to be a juror on Monday.  The judge gave us Tuesday off so that we could vote.  Trial started Wednesday morning.  Can't say more than that other than the case is being tried in the Harris County (Houston, TX) Criminal Courts.

I do not mind serving as a juror on the trial.  In fact, I get a summons every year or two, but never made it on a panel before.  The cases were either dismissed or they just let us go.  I just never expected it to be so mentally draining...  My disrespect for lawyers has increased tremendously.  I do understand that the DAs office is just doing their job and that the defense attorney is just doing his job.

Just wanted to vent.  Hope this case wraps up next week. 

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You're a better person than I.  In the past, in IL, I used every thing I could to get out of jury duty: married to a lawyer, was married to a peace officer, the fact that I am an accountant by education worked once (they really don't want people crunching numbers in an actuarial sense during jury deliberation was what the ex told me, he was right at the time).

In NY?  I've been a registered voter for 8 years and have yet to be called. 

I hope it wraps up for you shortly.  Are you getting Tuesday (Veteran's Day) off?

atlast...

[laz98]

now that i have registered to vote, i'm afraid they're going to start calling me all the time! 

[Anonymous]

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@laz98 wrote:
now that i have registered to vote, i'm afraid they're going to start calling me all the time! 

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In some places, prospective juror names are also supplied by driver license and state taxpayer records.

[MidnightVoice]

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atlastontheroad wrote: 

In NY?  I've been a registered voter for 8 years and have yet to be called. 

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I got called practically every other year in NY - every time I sent it back pointing out that I was not a citizen and could not vote! 

[Anonymous]

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@MidnightVoice wrote:

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atlastontheroad wrote: 

In NY?  I've been a registered voter for 8 years and have yet to be called. 

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I got called practically every other year in NY - every time I sent it back pointing out that I was not a citizen and could not vote! 

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Was going to say - it's not happened to me but I have heard a LOT of tales of non-citizens who clearly aren't registered to vote getting called for jury duty and having to point out that, errr, they're not allowed to do it! 

[MidnightVoice]

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fevmlo wrote: 

Was going to say - it's not happened to me but I have heard a LOT of tales of non-citizens who clearly aren't registered to vote getting called for jury duty and having to point out that, errr, they're not allowed to do it! 

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In NY they use the Drivers License, not the Electoral Roll!!

 

[anca21bi]

I just have to say....I just had jury duty a couple weeks ago for the first time.  I was the first one picked for the panel as well as chosen to be the forman.  I think it had something to do with the way I was dress...I wasin my business work clothes...it was my first time and was a bit overwhelmed over it all.

[Anonymous]

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@MidnightVoice wrote:

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fevmlo wrote: 

Was going to say - it's not happened to me but I have heard a LOT of tales of non-citizens who clearly aren't registered to vote getting called for jury duty and having to point out that, errr, they're not allowed to do it! 

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In NY they use the Drivers License, not the Electoral Roll!!

 

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Bloody hell... that seems like rather a waste of effort - no wonder they have to call so many potential jurors up each time, there's a good chance that 90% of the drivers licenceholders that get called for jury service will be instantly disqualified due to not actually being a USC! Although I suppose that way they'll still have a greater pool of USCs to choose from, given that there's plenty (although less so right now, I guess) not registered to vote, so they'd "catch" more by using the DMV records. 

[Anonymous]

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MidnightVoice wrote:

In NY they use the Drivers License, not the Electoral Roll!!

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+1

Moved to NY.  Registered to vote. Didn't hear a peep.

Fast forward a year and a half.  I got a new DL, and I received a jury summons two weeks later.