# Please, advice on how to get my sister out of jury duty because of financial hardship!! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 16, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advice-on-how-to-get-my-sister-out-of-jury-duty-because-of-financial-hardship/789079 "2017-06-16T02:30:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advice-on-how-to-get-my-sister-out-of-jury-duty-because-of-financial-hardship/789079/41 "2017-06-19T20:44:22Z")
I once got out of jury duty because I already had jury duty that day. The feds and the states should REALLY link their systems. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advice-on-how-to-get-my-sister-out-of-jury-duty-because-of-financial-hardship/789079/42 "2017-06-20T00:00:24Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > …Just tell sis to act like an unhinged wing nut. If it’s a criminal case involving theft, sis can say “My mother had xxx stolen from her, and she suffers daily for the loss. I think all thieves should be given the maximum sentence no matter what they stole.” She can show up wearing a hangman’s cowl and carrying a noose for more visual effect. That sounds like something that works on TV, but in real life is a good way to get cited for contempt of court. Actually in most sitcoms when a character tries it they end up with jury duty anyway. ---
**Author:** ![trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advice-on-how-to-get-my-sister-out-of-jury-duty-because-of-financial-hardship/789079/43 "2017-06-20T04:35:02Z")
When I had jury duty, a couple years ago, I’m pretty sure they listed financial hardship as a valid reason to be excused. I think you still had to be there in person to claim it, though. Also, if that doesn’t work, I know my mom has gotten out of it by telling them (truthfully) that she is my father’s primary caregiver. If your sister’s husband requires her assistance on a daily basis, that may be sufficient. These were in New York and New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advice-on-how-to-get-my-sister-out-of-jury-duty-because-of-financial-hardship/789079/44 "2017-06-20T05:04:56Z")
> [@Unpronounceable](#): > > I once got out of jury duty because I already had jury duty that day. > > The feds and the states should REALLY link their systems. :eek: 😛 :smack: ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advice-on-how-to-get-my-sister-out-of-jury-duty-because-of-financial-hardship/789079/45 "2017-06-20T20:04:25Z")
In every place I’ve been called and most places I’ve heard about, if you get called for a specific date, you can postpone (or accelerate) that date on request. In my case I even got to request a different **specific** date. Since I teach, I requested a summer date. In particular I requested Friday July 5. Guess what. When I called in the day ahead of time (in this case July 3rd) they said no one needed to report on Friday July 5. Guess who all decided to take a long weekend. I’d guess the Friday after Thanksgiving would be an even better day if the courts were even open. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advice-on-how-to-get-my-sister-out-of-jury-duty-because-of-financial-hardship/789079.md?page=2)