Jury Duty Day 2

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 03/31/2015 at 15:30 • Filed to: None

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After sitting around for 4 hours they told us to report back at 1:30. I did. Come 3:00 they told us that the trial got moved to 10:30 tomorrow morning. The day was wasted.

ttyymmnn > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/31/2015 at 15:34

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Wasted? No way! You got your sweet jury duty pay, right? Something like $20?

Nibby > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/31/2015 at 15:35

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It's not wasted.

lucky's pepper > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/31/2015 at 15:43

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Welcome to any court system, anywhere in the US and probably anywhere in the world. Everything operates on the judge's schedule and if it's inconvenient for anyone else, too damn bad. Be glad you don't have to deal with courts as part of your job.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ttyymmnn 03/31/2015 at 15:45

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19 but I still had to pay for parking and lunch and the gas to drive down there and I missed a day of work.

$kaycog > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/31/2015 at 15:57

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That sounds typical.

jariten1781 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/31/2015 at 16:03

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After one of our VPs got stuck on jury duty for a month plus he pushed a policy change through so we could bill it to overhead. Of course, since then, not a single person has been called in in a year plus...I think the courts realized that and decided to target the people for whom it would be the most inconvenient.

thebigbossyboss > ttyymmnn 03/31/2015 at 16:11

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LOL. Next time just yell "nullify". Then you get to leave. Maybe. Or go to jail. Which would mean you still get to leave.

newsmctado > lucky's pepper 03/31/2015 at 16:58

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I disagree with that generalization. Much of my days are spent either in court before judges or in communication with their offices and staff. For the most part, judges are quite flexible and understanding of people's schedules, especially jurors. The last thing a judge wants is a jury that is frustrated, bored or (worst of all) angry before trial even starts and which may then impact their decision making. I would bet better than 50/50 odds that the reason the jury selection process for this trial has taken longer than expected is either: (1) last minute pre-trial motions by the attorneys and for which they did not properly inform the court of the time needed for oral argument, or (2) pre-trial settlement negotiations in an attempt to avoid trial at all.

lucky's pepper > newsmctado 03/31/2015 at 19:21

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I will admit it was unfair to blame it all on the judges, even in general terms. The lawyers and their behind the scenes machinations are probably far more often at fault.

spanfucker retire bitch > thebigbossyboss 03/31/2015 at 20:30

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Seriously, if they ever ask you what jury nullification is, just proclaim "YEP, AND I'LL USE IT EVERY CHANCE I GET!"

Booted immediately.

thebigbossyboss > spanfucker retire bitch 04/01/2015 at 07:53

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Here in Canada they are very very limited as to what they can ask the juror. They usually don't ask that. However randomly yelling "nullify" may help get you out. I talked to a defense attorney here, and he said in the selection process he told the potential juror and watched their facial expressions and that's it.