Jury Duty

[angel_luv]

Guess who has to report for it at the end of this month.

[JudynTX]

I almost got picked for a jury once, I did enjoy the whole jury duty experience. :tu

[MannyIsGod]

I got called up in December but I just sent in my slip with a copy of my school bill and never had to show up. Sucka.

[angel_luv]

I have reported once before but have never been picked. I hope I am selected.
They should make me head juror. :)

[JudynTX]

I have reported once before but have never been picked. I hope I am selected.
They should make me head juror. :)

Be the most vocal and you will be. :toast

I got as far as the attorney's bringing in their defendant and discussing what the case was going to be about. Robbery.

[Blake]

Guess who has to report for it at the end of this month.

I give up. who?

[angel_luv]

I give up. who?

Your favorite poster. :)

[Big P]

I served on a jury last year & we sent him up the river for 25.

[Frenzy]

i just make up some trauma i had relating to the case.

[ploto]

His attorney did not want me on that jury. It was obvious from the questions they asked that it was a dad trying to get custody of a 2 year old daughter from a woman to whom he was never married. She and the girl lived in San Antonio, and he wanted the kid and to move her away to where his family is. His claim was that it was bad that the girl went to day care while the mom worked and that if he had the girl, his parents would watch her during the day. I answered honestly that I felt that he had a much higher burden of proof than the mom did to convince me that a two year girl should be taken from her mother and moved away. His attorney did not want me anywhere near the case.

[SpursStalker]

Being a student, I get released right away ....

:D

[Dex]

Just show up to the jury selection and start yelling "Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!"

They might throw you out, but I guarantee you won't be picked.

[Bigzax]

how many guesses do we get?

[IronMexican]

Do you have to do jury duty if you aren't a registered voter?

[SpursStalker]

Do you have to do jury duty if you aren't a registered voter?

They dont do it that way anymore ...

They go by drivers licenses now.

[Blake]

Your favorite poster. :)

ohhh......that's a tough one.....I've got so many favorites........it's like asking someone which of their children they love the most......

[IronMexican]

Good thing I ride the bus.

[IronMexican]

ohhh......that's a tough one.....I've got so many favorites........it's like asking someone which of their children they love the most......

stretch!

[angel_luv]

how many guesses do we get?

:lol You remind me of Bo.

Bo makes me laugh because he is the only person who, when I tell him
" Guess what?" actually tries hard to guess. :lol

[angel_luv]

ohhh......that's a tough one.....I've got so many favorites........it's like asking someone which of their children they love the most......

:lol

[Blake]

stretch!

mmm.....yeah, I'd say he's in the top 10....

ok, is it stretch?

[angel_luv]

mmm.....yeah, I'd say he's in the top 10....

ok, is it stretch?

Nope. The person is in your top five faves, at least. :)

[JoeChalupa]

I do my civic duty each time I am called upon to do so.

[IronMexican]

Top 5? For Blake? It has to be me.

[angel_luv]

Top 5? For Blake? It has to be me.

No the person, though quite good looking, is not quite so pretty as you. :lol

[Blake]

No the person, though quite good looking, is not quite so pretty as you. :lol

mmmmmm.....

I got it.........it's whottt

[angel_luv]

mmmmmm.....

I got it.........it's whottt

Wrong!

Blake Almighty is clearly not Blake All Knowing. :lol

[mrsmaalox]

I have school aged children who would be on their own if I was on a jury. But I'd like to serve as soon as I am able. I got selected once before I had kids, but they settled before the jury had to report.

[SpursStalker]

Wrong!

Blake Almighty is clearly not Blake All Knowing. :lol

Clearly you dont know Blake like some of us ...

:wow :lol

[ashbeeigh]

I was called up he first very time the last time I went in (a few months ago). I was pretty sure they were going to pick me. It was a case of mental competency for an 18 year old who was schizophrenic. One side said he wasn't one side said he was...they tested him before picking the jury and said he was nuts..no trial.

[Blake]

Wrong!

Blake Almighty is clearly not Blake All Knowing. :lol

are the initials "A.L"?

[angel_luv]

are the initials "A.L"?

Bingo! :)

[Blake]

Bingo! :)

ohh....

then I dont know....

Avril Levine?

[angel_luv]

ohh....

then I dont know....

Avril Levine?

Ann Landers?

[Blake]

Ann Landers?

so you don't know either?

Abe Lincoln

[bus driver]

never done it
i did start go the first and second times, but than i decided not to show up anymore. so i just throw the paper away when i do get one.

[SpursStalker]

never done it
i did start go the first and second times, but than i decided not to show up anymore. so i just throw the paper away when i do get one.

You do know that failure to show up is a criminal offense ?

[JudynTX]

You do know that failure to show up is a criminal offense ?

You shouldn't have said anything! :lmao

[SpursStalker]

You shouldn't have said anything! :lmao

:lol

[CubanMustGo]

I served on a capital murder jury once. Not fun but we convicted the sick SOB. Judge said afterwards it was the most open-and-shut case he'd seen in a while but it still took us most of a day for everyone to vote to convict after a week of testimony. At the end the family of the deceased wanted to shake everyone's hand - what do you say at a moment like that?

Fortunately the death penalty was not on the table. It would be hard to send someone to the chair.

[angel_luv]

so you don't know either?

Abe Lincoln

Amy Lee

[bus driver]

You do know that failure to show up is a criminal offense ?

i will take my chances...:wakeup
+ i would hope there are more important things to do than arrest me. also i just got my DL renewed so i am good. :toast
but thanks for looking out

[Blake]

i will take my chances...:wakeup
+ i would hope there are more important things to do than arrest me. also i just got my DL renewed so i am good. :toast
but thanks for looking out

you won't be on the top of the list, but when the city needs money, you'd better not answer the door during the warrant roundup.

[Blake]

Amy Lee

angela lansbury?

[angel_luv]

angela lansbury?

Best one yet! Good work.

:)

[Blake]

Best one yet! Good work.

:)

Ava Longoria

[MannyIsGod]

Angel, make sure to talk about your political views during the selection process. Thatll make sure you get picked.

[MiamiHeat]

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO BE HENRY FONDA IN THE WHITE SUIT!

"Let's talk about it."

[Wild Cobra]

The last two times I was called for Jury Duty, I was selected. I didn't like the case a few years ago, but last year, it was interesting and satisfying. Got to send a gang member to jail!

[JoeChalupa]

Has anyone ever found someone innocent?

[JudynTX]

The last two times I was called for Jury Duty, I was selected. I didn't like the case a few years ago, but last year, it was interesting and satisfying. Got to send a gang member to jail!

Did you Google Earth to find out where that gang member lived? :rolleyes

[angel_luv]

I have to report to the courthouse next Wednesday.

[phyzik]

I just did Jury duty yesterday. It was freaking boring. I didn't even get selected for a panel and at one point they called for 2 panels, one needing 44 people and the other needing 60 people. I thought for sure I was going to be selected, but I wasn't.

Good news though, they have a Quizno's now across from the jury room.

[angel_luv]

I just did Jury duty yesterday. It was freaking boring. I didn't even get selected for a panel and at one point they called for 2 panels, one needing 44 people and the other needing 60 people. I thought for sure I was going to be selected, but I wasn't.

Good news though, they have a Quizno's now across from the jury room.

Good news about the Quizno's. Thanks. :)

I wish some of you other posters would have jury duty that day too. We could have a courthouse gtg. :lol

[ploto]

I was called up he first very time the last time I went in (a few months ago). I was pretty sure they were going to pick me. It was a case of mental competency for an 18 year old who was schizophrenic. One side said he wasn't one side said he was...they tested him before picking the jury and said he was nuts..no trial.

Ironically, the last thing they seem to want is anyone who actually knows anything about the matter at hand. You would expect with your degree that you would be a good choice, but they want people they can fool and convince. I know someone with a Ph.D. in constitutional law. He is the first guy the attorneys get rid of.

[ploto]

I always donate my $8 for the day or whatever it is you get now.


The Jury Reimbursement Donation Program is a fund raised through the generosity of people who are called to jury duty in Bexar County. Jurors who voluntarily donate their daily jury reimbursement help provide for the basic and special needs of abused and neglected children.

The Jury Reimbursement Donation Program was created because state and county social services funding cannot provide for all of the needs of these children and their families.

All voluntary donations directly benefit abused and neglected children living with their families or foster families. Funding helps provide shoes, clothing, healthcare, medicine, school supplies, bedding, counseling, toiletries, diapers, cribs, safety car seats, and gifts for holidays and birthdays.

[angel_luv]

I always donate my $8 for the day or whatever it is you get now.

That's really nice of you.

I kept my check the last time and probably will again this time too, since I am losing money by being there.

[mrsmaalox]

Ironically, the last thing they seem to want is anyone who actually knows anything about the matter at hand. You would expect with your degree that you would be a good choice, but they want people they can fool and convince. I know someone with a Ph.D. in constitutional law. He is the first guy the attorneys get rid of.

And they certainly don't want anyone who could possibly challenge their "expert" witnesses.

I once had to testify in a medical malpractice case, where the expert witness was tearing apart all the care that was given to the patient. When we each had to defend our individual standards of care, the prosecutor asked me, "Who taught you that?" I pointed at the expert witness and said "She did", the expert witness had been my instructor!

[angel_luv]

Wow- small world!

I'm not an expert on anything. I am as good as in. :lol

I keed!

[Blake]

that's real good to know about the Quiznos.......that should just about take care of the $8.

[angel_luv]

that's real good to know about the Quiznos.......that should just about take care of the $8.

I'd rather bring my own sandwich and spend my $8 at the dollar store.
Shopping spree! :lol

[angel_luv]

Or better yet, I'll ask Bo to pack a lunch for me. He makes the BEST peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

[JudynTX]

Peanut butter = salmonella

:lol

[angel_luv]

Peanut butter = salmonella

:lol

I thought that had to do with eggs?

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/salment_g.htm

[angel_luv]

I reported to jury duty this past Wednesday- along with at least 300 other people.

They called four panels- one for forty people and three for 24 people but I was not selected for any of them.

I took the bus downtown. In the early morning I was traveling mostly with commuters so I felt pretty safe.
But at the bus stop for my return trip in the afternoon there were some quite questionable looking characters with whom I was relieved to finally part ways.

While I was downtown I attended an Ash Wednesday service at the beautiful San Fernando Cathedral.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_San_Fernando

I climbed up all stairs of the courthouse just to see if there was anything interterting to see up at the top. There wasn't.

During my lunch break I took a walk, got lost ( shush Ashbeeigh! :lol) and found my way back all by myself. ( So there! :lol :))

I met a retired soldier who had worked in same hospital in Heidelburg, Germany which I was born in. Not only that, the soldier was assigned to the very nursery I stayed in a a newborn, although I was ten by the time he worked there.

All in all, it was an exhausting but interesting experience.

I saved the best part for last.
The judge who helped us through the process was a basketball fan and shared this joke with us.

Kobe Bryant died and went to Heaven.
( The judge paused at this point of his delivery to say, " That was not the punchline, don't laugh yet. :lol)

So, Kobe was let in the gates of Heaven and was immediately greeted by God, who escorted Kobe to Kobe's mansion.
God and Kobe arrived at Kobe's heavenly home which was spacious one story with a great yard and an excellent view.

God told Kobe, " You should feel honored. Not many people get a view like this."

Kobe proceeded to look out the window of his mansion and immediately noticed the mansion next door.

The neighboring house was three stories tall and triple the size of Kobe's place. On the outside of the mansion was a fifty foot flag pole with a Spurs flag hanging from it. Every window of the sprawling mansion was fully decorated with Spurs memorabilia.

Kobe turns to God and says, " That's not fair, God! Why does Tim Duncan get a bigger house than me???"

God to Kobe: " That's not Tim Duncan's house. That's MY house."

:lol

[Summers]

I saved the best part for last.
The judge who helped us through the process was a basketball fan and shared this joke with us.

Kobe Bryant died and went to Heaven.
( The judge paused at this point of his delivery to say, " That was not the punchline, don't laugh yet. :lol)

So, Kobe was let in the gates of Heaven and was immediately greeted by God, who escorted Kobe to Kobe's mansion.
God and Kobe arrived at Kobe's heavenly home which was spacious one story with a great yard and an excellent view.

God told Kobe, " You should feel honored. Not many people get a view like this."

Kobe proceeded to look out the window of his mansion and immediately noticed the mansion next door.

The neighboring house was three stories tall and triple the size of Kobe's place. On the outside of the mansion was a fifty foot flag pole with a Spurs flag hanging from it. Every window of the sprawling mansion was fully decorated with Spurs memorabilia.

Kobe turns to God and says, " That's not fair, God! Why does Tim Duncan get a bigger house than me???"

God to Kobe: " That's not Tim Duncan's house. That's MY house."

:lol

:lol That's awesome.

[Summers]

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO BE HENRY FONDA IN THE WHITE SUIT!

"Let's talk about it."

"Lemme at 'im! I'm gonna kill 'im!" :tu Great movie!

[Spur|n|Austin]

I just received my first jury duty summons in the mail yesterday, I've got to call a number the day before I'm required to report, and that's about all I know.

I'm not sure if my company pays their employees during jury duty, so I'll have to check into that. What experiences have ya'll had? I don't see my company docking my salary for the time, though if they did, the $40.00 a day the county provides will be no substitute.

[Blake]

I just received my first jury duty summons in the mail yesterday, I've got to call a number the day before I'm required to report, and that's about all I know.

Make sure it isn't a scam before you call

[Spur|n|Austin]

Make sure it isn't a scam before you call

The form that came in the mail looks legit, it's from the Justice of the Peace, and the number rings there to an automated jury duty reporting phone line.

[DisAsTerBot]

had jury duty in austin about a year ago. I got picked and then picked as jury foreman. The trial lasted two days and it was interesting in that it was something other than my normal work day. The selection process can take a while though

[Blake]

The form that came in the mail looks legit, it's from the Justice of the Peace, and the number rings there to an automated jury duty reporting phone line.

Cool. Someone was telling me they received one that told them to call and when they did, the automated voice asked to enter info including ss# and dob.

[johnsmith]

Last time I had Jury Duty, the judge opened up the day by asking the entire room if there was anyone there that believed that the defendent had to testify in order to prove his guilt? Me and one other dude raised our hand and we were immediately excused. Jury Duty took me 15 minutes that day and I took the rest of the day off.

[Blake]

Last time I had Jury Duty, the judge opened up the day by asking the entire room if there was anyone there that believed that the defendent had to testify in order to prove his guilt? Me and one other dude raised our hand and we were immediately excused. Jury Duty took me 15 minutes that day and I took the rest of the day off.

:lol

[Spur|n|Austin]

had jury duty in austin about a year ago. I got picked and then picked as jury foreman. The trial lasted two days and it was interesting in that it was something other than my normal work day. The selection process can take a while though

I think it could be interesting, and like you said, something other than my normal day at the office. My company does in fact pay for 2 weeks of jury duty, anything after that I would have to use vacation or submit a leave of absence form.


Last time I had Jury Duty, the judge opened up the day by asking the entire room if there was anyone there that believed that the defendent had to testify in order to prove his guilt? Me and one other dude raised our hand and we were immediately excused. Jury Duty took me 15 minutes that day and I took the rest of the day off.

:lol This would be the best case scenario - I don't fall behind at work, AND I'd get a Ferris Bueller pass.

[CubanMustGo]

Are you sure it's $40 for the first day? Most of the time I've had jury summons the first day was something pathetic like $6 and you got more for day 2 and beyond.

[Blake]

Federal court pays well, iirc.

Municipal court $6, iirc

[Spur|n|Austin]

Are you sure it's $40 for the first day? Most of the time I've had jury summons the first day was something pathetic like $6 and you got more for day 2 and beyond.

The $40.00 is just a rumor I've heard around the office and I think that's only once you are part of a jury but I have no idea. If I can get my normal pay at work and add whatever chump change to it for serving, then I'm not against that at all.

[redzero]

I got ten bucks for serving on a trial, and it came in six weeks later.

[gatoloco]

i got my check for 6 bux, i never cashed it.

[mrsmaalox]

I've never wasted more than 3 hours at jury duty; I just donate the check to that kids' shelter they suggest.

[johnsmith]

I've never wasted more than 3 hours at jury duty; I just donate the check to that kids' shelter they suggest.

I refuse to donate the money. Most of the times I've went, it's lasted minimum 6 hours. Fuckers are paying me!

[Bender]

I do my civic duty each time I am called upon to do so.
I do what I can to get out of it. I've never had jury duty in my life.

[Biernutz]

I was on a murder trial jury with another guy and 8 women. The defense
lawyer was very good. He was able to get half of the women to hate the victims wife
more than the murderer. It was like a TV show where there was shouting in the
jury room and plenty of hard feelings to go around. We found him guilty but the
sentencing was just as bad. I hate the time I was there so much that when i get
called for jury duty i fill out the information form with a big MURDER letters when they ask
if i ever was on a jury before. Another thing I do now is when the are interviewing you for a jury
and ask if it is ok with you if if the defendant doesn't testify I say no he needs to step up and testify
on his own behalf. They sometimes flip out when you say that.

[redzero]

I hate how lawyers on both sides ask everybody the same question over and over again during jury pools. When they reword the questions to get the answers they want, they just make things confusing for the jurors. I had to sit through six+ hours of that shit on my last day.

[Avante]

Living in Cali it's real easy to get out if it, ya simply say..."everytime I'm called in it's always some Mexican guy"...boom you're gone.

[redzero]

I have just been "randomly selected" for jury duty AGAIN! 25 fucking months later! Fuck my life! Unless I get to sit in on a Robert Durst trial, I don't give a fuck. It'll probably be another illegal possession of a firearm trial.

[DJR210]

I have just been "randomly selected" for jury duty AGAIN! 25 fucking months later! Fuck my life! Unless I get to sit in on a Robert Durst trial, I don't give a fuck. It'll probably be another illegal possession of a firearm trial.

Are you even eligible after only 25 months?

[redzero]

Are you even eligible after only 25 months?

The city of New Orleans seems to fucking think so.

[Aztecfan03]

Are you even eligible after only 25 months?
In California, I think if you actually get on a trial, it is 3 years. If you don't you are eligible in 1 year. I could be wrong about the 3 years part though.

[DJR210]

The city of New Orleans seems to fucking think so.

Tell em you're a stay at home Dad.. It's no questions asked here in San Antonio with that one..that or you're a racist.

[Blake]

Anyone else here been on call for federal jury duty? happened to me last November for the entire month. I never got summoned, but wondering each Sunday if this is the week they summon you is horrible bullshit. I couldn't make concrete out of town plans for Thanksgiving.

[m>s]

Ugh I hate jury duty. Sometimes if u register online they will immediately dismiss you if they already have enough people