The first line of the post you were replying to was " Have you had to spend 16 hours in a juror pool"
LOL, because why do you think he’d be exempt from the same responsibilities to jury duty as you?
Since it makes no difference whether you’re on a jury or just in a pool of prospective jurors, what point were you making? According to you, your time is being “wasted” no matter what.
I honestly, truly, really don’t know what you’re on about.
Again, all I said is “Have you had it yet?”
A)Anything, anything beyond the question right there, is inferred by you, period.
B)Not everyone has been summoned. I’m 36 and have been summonsed 3 times, my mom, never. One of my friends had it happen twice, just while we were in college.
Yup, you’re right, you win, I’m done. You’ve totally made your point, I don’t know what I was thinking.
Sure. PM me his number. I’ll call him immediately and get this shit straightened out before you are excused for the day.
Hey, no need for insults. I’m the one pointing out that people may not understand how your six days of jury service has been such a disruption. And you were not totally clear on what period of time those six days were spaced out over – I assumed 12 years because you made a reference to being called every four years, but most jurisdictions only assure people that they will be called not more often than every “x” years, as opposed to assuring people that they will be called every “x” years.
For all I know, you could have been called for six days of service over the past twenty years, which is about a 40% reduction in disruption. I didn’t want to prejudge.
I found it troubling that both times I was called up and dismissed at voir dire for what I think (maybe, perhaps, or I’m just delusional – see previous post) was due to having a graduate degree, other folks were kept for duty who were really worried about missing work and pay. Both of my summons were for summer, when I don’t work much (and I made it clear there was no financial or work time burden).
The judge made one poor guy who was freaked out about missing work go call his employer to inform he/she that he was selected for duty and the company was obliged to pay him. The guy was an hourly, part-time mechanic at a mom-n-pop garage; who is going to ensure they pay the guy for lost time? The judge? :dubious:
Certainly the Judge could do so. Anyone who would make a sitting Judge peeved over $100 is a idiot.
The judge wouldn’t, but the court system would. The penalties for interference with jury service are significant.
And you can never tell what will get you selected. I defend police departments as part of my practice, and I was still empaneled on a criminal case. I was one of the first 12 in the box, too.
Oddly enough from the DA’s point of view, I voted for acquittal on all charges save the dead-to-rights one.
People are getting a little snippy. These aren’t the only example; everyone needs to lighten up before things get out of hand, please.
On the other hand, sometimes they don’t call in enough jurors. In my last trial, we showed up Monday morning with all our materials, and ready for action. The Judge told us all the jurors were in criminal cases, (which get priority) and we could see who was rejected by those courts. In the afternoon, not enough jurors to begin the process. Same for Tuesday, and Same for Wednesday. It was the following Monday before we had enough to start questioning them, causing huge problems with scheduling witnesses, including thousands of dollars to change dates for doctors and other experts.
Most places have streamlined the jury process to avoid unnecessary delays. I’m sure it’s not universal or without room for improvement, but it’s a lot better than it used to be.
Not in most states. Only 5 states require employers to pay for jury time off.
What are you bitching about? I got called down to the municipal courts a few months ago, sat around for 4 hours, and they never called ANY jurors at all! We just went down there, sat around, and got let go at lunchtime.
Plus, what would you have done, had you actually been picked for the jury and the case would have required you to show up for 4-5 days straight? They can and will require you to do that, and they DGAF about your meetings either.
Are you telling me a sitting Judge could not order an employer to do so?
Correct. If the state doesn’t mandate employer paying during jury duty, a judge could not compel it.
Bricker? Any lawyers wont to weigh in on this? Because a sitting judge can order a lot of things. 
What am I, Chopped liver?
A judge can certainly order “a lot of things.” There has to be a legal basis for each of them, however If an employer has no legal duty to pay wages to a person not a work due to jury service, then a judge would be exceeding his/her authority to order that.
They can most certainly have you rmanager arrested if they penalize you or fire you for attending jury duty instead of work. (about one page down)