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Originally Posted by WiseSpender
Wondering what the experience was like, how much you get reimbursed for travel and appearance, etc.
If you wish, also discuss the case you were part of, or was rejected from after "Voir Dire"
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This was in 2009 or so. It was a federal Jury up in Ocala that brought in people from a number of counties. I recall someone from Leesburg, Tavares, the Villages, Claremont , and Inverness. I got through to the panel of jurors. Maybe eight people but the Judge removed me for being me being very short with my answers. It would have taken a very long time to go into detail. The case was a Hispanic police officer who wanted to write his reports in Spanish as well as English. Or maybe just in Spanish. His fellow Claremont police officers harassed him so he sued the town and its police department. The judge and jury held for the police department but the judge scolded the police officers for their behavior. Lots of police seemed to be there when I was.
The pay was minimal as was the gas reimbursement. I did get paid for the day and for the drive there and back. The Jury Summons had us arriving around 8 or maybe 8:30 AM.
No phones nor computers were allowed in the building.
The case was covered by some newspapers.
I saw
Avatar in some kind of special theater at the Hollywood 16 that day .
I do not recall if the judge asked if there were any people in the jury pool with law degrees. That usually gets me bumped off any jury as I am U of MN Law School Class of 1989.