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Originally Posted by Tom Hannon
I have never been called for jury duty in my life. Because my business needed me to be there for variuos reason I was always excused. Now that I'm retired, I wouldn't mind being on a jury of a big case. Being a mystery and crime writer, it would be nice to be in a court room and see the procedure and goings on in person. They say a writer should write what they know.
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I have received Jury Summons from all the Counties I have lived in over the past 22 years or so--Sumter and Pinellas in Florida as well as Sonoma in California. And also the Federal one. 4 times over the past 22 years!
Never got on a Jury though. I mentioned that I have a Law Degree from the University of Minnesota and right after that the Judge or one of the lawyers challenged me and home I went.
The Federal Jury pool questionnaire I filled out around 2006 came from the Tampa Bay area and was mailed to me in the Villages. Not forwarded as I had moved from there in 2005. I am glad I only had to travel to Ocala for the Jury Panel. They do give you a small amount of money to re-imburse you for your gas as well as a daily amount for your time.