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In yesterday's mail I got a summons for jury duty here in Horry County. I had been summoned two other times over the ears. Each time I did not have to sit on a jury, the cases were settled before they got to trial.

This time, it's different. I don't know about other places but here in Horry County if you are 65 years or older, you do not have to serve if you don't want to. So, early this morning I called the clerk's office and graciously declined their invitation.

Just a few minutes ago I was looking over today's mail, and lo and behold....I have a summons for Federal jury duty. Federal jury duty used to be that if you were 70 years or older, you didn't have to serve. I cannot find an age limit now, only a that a juror has to be over 18 years old to serve. It's looking like I can't decline this offer.

Two jury duty summons in two days!!! Has any one of you been so lucky?
 
I’m doing a 6 week on call term for federal right now. Honestly it been a better experience than local county duty. They are pretty strict on exceptions if for some reason you show up and say I can’t do it this week they tag on another week of service. But it’s been Much more pleasant.
 
Geezer said:
In yesterday's mail I got a summons for jury duty here in Horry County. I had been summoned two other times over the ears. Each time I did not have to sit on a jury, the cases were settled before they got to trial.

This time, it's different. I don't know about other places but here in Horry County if you are 65 years or older, you do not have to serve if you don't want to. So, early this morning I called the clerk's office and graciously declined their invitation.

Just a few minutes ago I was looking over today's mail, and lo and behold....I have a summons for Federal jury duty. Federal jury duty used to be that if you were 70 years or older, you didn't have to serve. I cannot find an age limit now, only a that a juror has to be over 18 years old to serve. It's looking like I can't decline this offer.

Two jury duty summons in two days!!! Has any one of you been so lucky?
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God is telling you to stay in SC. You should listen. :D
 
I did Grand Jury duty in 2017.
If I hadta do it again, that's what I would choose. I'd tell the Judge I'd prefer to be re-assigned to Grand Jury duty and I bet 10-1 he'd go for it.
In my case, it was a year of service. Hold up now...not everyday all the time, but seven appearances throughout the year.
Each appearance consisted of about 4-5 hours of being sequestered in a room, sodas and snacks, listening to prosecutors and Police present their case.
Way better than 'real' jury duty, and it was interesting.
After 'real' jury duty, you then become exempt from being required to serve again for two years. After Grand Jury duty, you're exempt for seven years.
 
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Geezer said:
In yesterday's mail I got a summons for jury duty here in Horry County. I had been summoned two other times over the ears. Each time I did not have to sit on a jury, the cases were settled before they got to trial.

This time, it's different. I don't know about other places but here in Horry County if you are 65 years or older, you do not have to serve if you don't want to. So, early this morning I called the clerk's office and graciously declined their invitation.

Just a few minutes ago I was looking over today's mail, and lo and behold....I have a summons for Federal jury duty. Federal jury duty used to be that if you were 70 years or older, you didn't have to serve. I cannot find an age limit now, only a that a juror has to be over 18 years old to serve. It's looking like I can't decline this offer.

Two jury duty summons in two days!!! Has any one of you been so lucky?
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I've only been pulled for jury duty once in my life! That time they only called my name once for a DUI trial and the defendant happened to be a pretty good friend of mine. The prosecutor asked me if I had ever met the defendant and I had to respond yes, so I got scratched. I just assumed that since we had been drinking together 2 days prior at our hunting club qualified for "having met before".
 
Have been summoned 3 times. First time, I was OCONUS for Uncle Sugar. Second, I was fixin' to be OCONUS in less than a week (same employer). Last time, I called to check in by phone the evening prior & was told they didn't need me.
 
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Had n employee called for Federal. I had her write on the back of the paper they sent.....I do not believe in the American judicial system and I will never vote Guilty on any case that I am called for.....never heard from them again.
 
Geezer said:
In yesterday's mail I got a summons for jury duty here in Horry County. I had been summoned two other times over the ears. Each time I did not have to sit on a jury, the cases were settled before they got to trial.

This time, it's different. I don't know about other places but here in Horry County if you are 65 years or older, you do not have to serve if you don't want to. So, early this morning I called the clerk's office and graciously declined their invitation.

Just a few minutes ago I was looking over today's mail, and lo and behold....I have a summons for Federal jury duty. Federal jury duty used to be that if you were 70 years or older, you didn't have to serve. I cannot find an age limit now, only a that a juror has to be over 18 years old to serve. It's looking like I can't decline this offer.

Two jury duty summons in two days!!! Has any one of you been so lucky?
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will it interfere with your relocation to the state of Queers and Steers? If so, that would also interfere with your ability to remain unbiased during a trial because you would have a vested interest in voting in favor of the direction that gets you out the most quickly.

If that fails, when they start questioning you, just say how much you hate criminals, every race you can think of, every gender that has been invented, hate damn jew lawyers and their jew puppet judges, and that you would rather kill yourself. If that manages to not cover all the bases if jury bias in a case, well, then it was just meant to be :)
 
When I was in the jury pool room, sign on the wall with an image of a Judge...
"Everyone believes in trial by jury.........until they have to serve on one".
 
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Really, unless it causes a serious hardship, you should go to jury duty. I don't see a lot of _my_ peers in the jury pool when I go (which I have several times, and been on 2 juries until verdict). You are very likely the one person there that isn't a drone. You are just as responsible for what happens if you don't participate as if you do.

Oh, and don't let on that you've even heard of jury nullification during the selection. If asked, I absolutely _can_ follow the judges instructions and apply the law as written. I certainly have that ability should I choose to exercise it.
 
Geezer said:
Two jury duty summons in two days!!! Has any one of you been so lucky?
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Write them both. Tell them you can't serve because you have jury duty.

JimP42 said:
If asked, I absolutely _can_ follow the judges instructions and apply the law as written.
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Sometimes you can't do both. It's a choice between one or the other.
 
Howland said:
Write them both. Tell them you can't serve because you have jury duty.
Sometimes you can't do both. It's a choice between one or the other.
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I _can_. I haven't heard the instructions or what they claim is the relevant law yet.
How and whether I interpret the law and instructions and alleged crime in deliberation is yet to be determined.
 
I recently got a jury summons for Wake county. Got to be 72 to get excused. I'm 73 so I declined. Got a letter from the clerk saying I was excused for life. Cool.:)
 
Mike Overlay said:
How do they know you got the summons in the mail? You didn't sign for anything did you?
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I'm sure this game has been played before. Not sure how they handle it but I wouldn't want to fool around and not answer it one way or the other.
 
Jim1392 said:
I'm sure this game has been played before. Not sure how they handle it but I wouldn't want to fool around and not answer it one way or the other.
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They issue a bench warrant, and leave it to you to sort the matter out.
Yeah, ignoring a summons isn't the best approach.
 
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