getting out of jury duty

Ok well i got called for jury duty, and im to report tomorrow morning. Its a huge inconvenience, im on midnight shift so my sleep will now be messed up this week, i have to drive an hour down into the city through rush hour and frankly i think its really stupid to go sit there all day when i could care less about the trial and will have zero interest in it and i dont wana be there anymore that the first day. So, if anyone has gotten out of it, legally, please let me know how you did so thanks

 

I'm pretty sure your employer still has to give you those days off, even though you're shifts don't interfere with it.

Also, not to be rude at all, but it's sorta your duty as an American to go!

 

Act racist or something.

 

well the way it is at my workplace is, since as of now i only know im going for a day and i work sunday night to thurs night, i only got to pick 1 of the 2 days off either tonight or monday night which i picked tonight so ill be there all day tomo just to maybe not even be picked and have to work tomo night unless i am picked...and yes your right it is, but i think its just a big inconvenience to be honest

 

Once you get there tell them you have work that night and need to go get some rest or something, they might understand.

 

I always get out of Jury Duty. My company writes a letter that says my job is a matter of national importance in the global war on terrorism.

 

You could tell them you are "psychic" and you all ready know how the case is going to turn out.

 

I have a summons for Jan 28th and I work the grave shift also, my notice says my work can not make me work within 8 hours before I have to appear and can not make me work after 5pm of the day I appeared if I was there for more than 4 hours, but it is law by Nevada Revised Statutes. My report date is a Tues, so I can't work the Mon before or that Tues .

 

I just put that my job pays me on comission

 

They're gonna ask you some questions when ya get there. Answer them in a way that you know they don't want to hear. For example, if they ask you if you are for Capital Punishment, tell them "Hell Yeah", and say I hope they fry his ass. That'll probably get you out of it.

 

Yup. They want impartial people. If you act like you believe he's either dead on guilty or no way in heavens heaven he dunnit, they'll reject your ass.

That or like was said before, act racist. Seriously.

 

hmm... that's a good one....

 

I tried here in Indy to get out of it, NO GO. They said report or else, I stated how I felt on key issues and they stated they didn't want to here about it.

They stated they would call before the time, they called and said I wasn't needed. But I had to call the following week to check. I called and again I wan't needed.

So I am out of it for now, but who knows.

 

My job in the army got me out of Jury Duty.
Join the service.

 

well i ended up being there for only like 4 hours and they dismissed everyone they said they didnt have any cases that day or soemthing idk i didnt stick around to listen i was out the door!

 

cool.

 

Just joking about you in the picture...
but she is hot!

 

cool -- but ya did have to sit there for 4 hours...

 

hahaha THANKS Jim....shes the ex. I posted some pics of her I took in Vegas in the MM thread.

 

That happened to me on my first jury duty. They checked us all in and then the judge came in and said the guy took a plea deal so there was not going to be a trial. I sat there for about an hour and made $13!