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.
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.
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.
:eek: 
:smack:
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.