Re: Odds of getting out of jury duty?
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Is school and work a good enough excuse to get out of jury duty
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No.
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Missing a month for this would really set me back as far as both school and work go.
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You won't miss a month. Jury duty = you go to the local courthouse for 1 day to the jury pool. From there, lawyers pick people to serve on juries for cases they will by trying. The only way to get picked for trial if you are intelligent is if you WANT to be on the jury. The only way to not get picked for trial if you are an idiot is if you get lucky.
I've been called twice and was on 3 panels. I was effortlessly excused from all of them. You don't even have to pretend to be a racist or whatever. Just demonstrate that you are capable of independent thought and they won't want you on the jury. Lawyers are looking for people who they can lead by the hand and get them to reach a verdict that is in their client's favor. They don't want people who think for themselves.
Plus, listening to the stupid questions the lawyers ask potential jurors (and listening to their competitively stupid answers) is worth the trip to the courthouse. I can't wait for the next time I get called.
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