# I have jury duty tomorrow... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 7, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665 "2015-12-07T01:21:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665/41 "2015-12-08T05:49:23Z")
Was anyone else reminded of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers comic when Fat Freddy got called up for jury duty? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665/42 "2015-12-08T15:48:33Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Sweater and black jeans should be just fine. With a FUCK DA POLICE tee shirt underneath that you can strip down to if you do get called onto a panel. Or a “Jury Nullification? Ask me how!” shirt! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665/43 "2015-12-08T17:44:32Z")
Ivylad had a hearing before a judge recently (SSA thing) and wore a suit. The judge THANKED him for dressing appropriately and we have a funny feeling that may have weighed in his favor (beyond the reading of the law, of course.) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665/44 "2015-12-08T21:29:57Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Ivylad had a hearing before a judge recently (SSA thing) and wore a suit. The judge THANKED him for dressing appropriately and we have a funny feeling that may have weighed in his favor (beyond the reading of the law, of course.) I wouldn’t be at all surprised. If _I_ were a judge, I’d take note of how the person was dressed. Just sitting in the hall outside several courtrooms for hours, I was appalled and boggled at the stuff people wore into the courtroom. I assumed they were defendants, plaintiffs, or witnesses. T-shirts, sure, but long, baggy shorts, the rattiest possible jeans, flip-flops. I guess it’s the same stuff they wear to class and to job interviews. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665/45 "2015-12-08T21:35:09Z")
Well, I realize not everyone can afford a nice suit. But Goodwill and other thrift stores can be lifesavers in that regard…I know we’ve personally donated suits that don’t fit him. Do people just not understand or don’t care? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665/46 "2015-12-08T23:48:01Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Well, I realize not everyone can afford a nice suit. But Goodwill and other thrift stores can be lifesavers in that regard…I know we’ve personally donated suits that don’t fit him. > > Do people just not understand or don’t care? Lawyers and defendants wear suits. Witnesses maybe. Jurors, why bother? I was up for the jury on a capital murder case where the rapist/murderer (he got convicted) was all snazzed up in a suit. He was still scum. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665/47 "2015-12-09T01:47:59Z")
You know, if I’m going to sit on a jury to decide someone’s life or a big chunk of it, I’m going to at least wear clean clothes that cover all my parts, out of respect for the court and the situation. So **ivylass** I think it’s “don’t care”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-jury-duty-tomorrow/739665.md?page=2)