Would you skip out on jury duty if you had an expensive dive trip planned?

[dlndavid]

I once got called for jury duty two weeks before an overseas dive trip. When I was brought in before the judge and counsels to determine my availability for a three-week trial (GASP!!) and voir dire, I matter of factly spoke of an overseas trip that I had already paid for. The judge gave a suspicious stare at me, suggesting that this was a regular ploy in his court. Fortunately, I had brought the tickets with me! Moments later, I was released from jury duty. The foresight of bringing the tickets saved my trip!

This make a lot of sense.

 

[Charlie99]

Lots of jurisdictions allow a "deferral". Both my wife and I have used this when we were at our summer or winter homes when called for jury duty. In Santa Clara county, California, it was up to 6 month deferral, and relatively automatic (check a box on the form, IIRC).

A coworker claims his standard technique was to answer during voi dire "of course I think they are guilty, or otherwise the police wouldn't have arrested them".

 

[mike_s]

just take the receipt for where you planned the expensive trip. I'm sure you'd get out of it.

 

[Firefyter]

Digging through the archives again David? This thread is so dusty even the moths wouldn't touch it....LOL

 

[dlndavid]

Digging through the archives again David? This thread is so dusty even the moths wouldn't touch it....LOL

:11: Who me?

 

[Tavi]

In Monroe County, New York, you are allowed to postpone serving. You can't postpone a second time.