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Originally posted by Voshterkoff:
If you go in person...

Isn't that the only way to answer the summons?

You can serve via Zoom, at least here in the land of insanity.

What a joke

Summoned once in a small county. I couldnt even get picked for a drunk driving trial!

My wife was only called once, but she got picked as a juror in a murder trial (older man killed his wife.) Guy took a plea deal a couple of days gefore trial was to start.

I was at a dinner party last year and in talking to a lady there the topic of jury duty came up and I mentioned that I had lived here for the past 23 years and had never been called but now that I am retired I’d like to see how the process works and she said that her sister worked in the court and she would mention it to her as they were always looking….

A few months go by and one day I get a knock on the door and it was a deputy with a summons for grand jury duty. Had to serve one day a month for 2 months however we were called back after the second session because they had finally got the evidence needed to prosecute a guy who had killed 2 people and they wanted him prosecuted ASAP.
It took us about 2 minutes to confirm the prosecution.

I'm 72 years old and have been summoned once, about 40 years ago, but wasn't picked. My wife's been called for jury duty three times in the last 20 years. Twice for county & once for federal.

I'm retired from the dept of corrections, so there's not much chance of me ever being picked in a criminal trial.

Summoned twice, one cancelled before I had to appear, second one I wasn’t picked for the jury...sat around waiting to get called in for the questioning part and they never got to me, dismissed at the end of the day.
I’ve been on the stand twice as a prosecution witness because of my work....fun times!! Lmao

I used to get one about every 2 years. I would go down to the Courthouse and spend the day. The defense atty didn't want me every single time. Now, I am old enough to opt out.

When the wife and I were still in the Bay Area, we each got summonsed almost every year for the last 10 years. Probably not enough legal citizens to get more people involved.

Been in Utah for about 18 months and nothing. Maybe because no crimes are committed here ? Other than all the drug carriers they catch on I-15.

I got a summons every year for 25 years. You only can get a summons every other year for the courts, but I'd get one this year for Superior Court and one next year for Municipal Court, then Superior again and so on.

I never understood this as my Mother never got called in her life, my Dad got called once and my brother never got called.

i'm good for 3 years after serving on a jury.

4 summons in 40+ years. Served on 2 juries. 1st was misdemeanor Public Intoxication. 2nd Felony Evading arrest/Failure to appear. Both found guilty.

Called Twice when I lined in NoVa and served on both. One was a Federal court for sexual harassment, the other was Faifax County for felony robbery trial. In both cases the jury decided the trials.

Never, despite living at the same physical address for 29 1/2 years. I'm not hard to find.
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Never.

quote:

Originally posted by Voshterkoff:
You can serve via Zoom, at least here in the land of insanity.

I’m having a hard time putting into words how wrong I think that is.

Been summoned 3 times, two for local county and once for a federal court. Only had to show up for one of the locals and didn't make the jury selection. Federal court duty never materialized and when I showed up at the door they sent me home.

When I was a long term resident of FL I got two but both were when I was active duty and out of the state. Not since but I still seem to moe every five years or so.

I was called once. Sat all morning and a little while after lunch. They had selected a jury before ever getting to me. If I get another summons I will request to be dismissed because I own a very small business and it's better that I'm there than at the courthouse.

Summoned twice four years apart at our county court.

First time I was put on a civil trial against a hospital and was let go during jury selection because my cousins were both doctors for that hospital. That Wednesday they sent me home.

We have to commit a week at a time.

Second time was three rape trials against the same guy. It was looking good on Tuesday when they selected the 12th juror and I figured they’d kick me for being a cop from the alternates. Nope. I was alternate 1 and another cop was alternate 2. Started the trial on Wednesday. Finished late Friday. Guilty. I could’ve came to that verdict on Monday.