Dodging a bullet......

[poltr1]

A few weeks ago, I was selected to be on call for jury duty by the county court. I was a petit juror, being on call for three days.

And so I called the phone number on Friday night per my instructions. The message: "Jurors are not needed for Monday 9/20. Call back the evening on 9/20 for further instructions." And so I repeated the daily call. Ultimately, I wasn't needed and didn't have to report for the three days I'm on call. On last night's message, the court thanked me for my service.

It'll probably be another 10 years before my name comes up again for jury duty.

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[redaxe.livejournal.com]

It'll probably be another 10 years before my name comes up again for jury duty.

Famous last words :-)

I don't know how long the minimum time is between calls in Ohio; here in New York, I believe it's been bumped up to six years, so that when you've served (or been dismissed), you can't be called again by the state for six years. (The Feds can call, of course, but that's a different story.)

Either way, your call sounds painless. Glad it didn't interfere with the new job (or preparing for it).

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

I'm curious as to why it's "dodging a bullet" though? Is serving on a jury so onerous? I've done it a couple of times, myself, and the only real pain was parking in Brooklyn when I was called to the Federal court

[poltr1]

Because I didn't have to go in this time. When I last served over 10 years ago, I was #16 in line, and it seemed to me that the judge wanted us to respond "guilty" based on the law he read to us. Judges are supposed to be impartial.

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Sure, but it doesn't actually matter what the judge wants; the jury votes the way it feels best.