Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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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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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. Last edited by Taltarzac725; 07-07-2025 at 08:24 PM. |
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67¢/mile. No very profitable work.
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I did not know how to explain to the judge, various attorneys, fellow jurors, potential jurors and the others in the Courtroom my 224 613 Project. Thus the short answers. Now I just e-mail the Clerk of the Court when I get Jury Summons. The Judge in Sonoma County California for that Jury Summons seemed to know who I was. This was back around 1994. I have received several Sumter County Jury Summons over the 20 years when have lived here in the Villages. With Pinellas County they asked if anyone had legal training or worked in the legal system while we were in a common room. Sent everyone who said yes by raising a hand --out the door!
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613 is the number I had in a 17 week study on stress in the unemployed conducted by the University of California San Francisco Health Science Campus in late 1992-1993. I had told my interviewer a lot about my experiences pushing for better materials accessible in libraries for survivors/victims of crimes. She did say my ideas were worthwhile but waited until I was done with the study to say anything. Now though there is a lot online. Last edited by Taltarzac725; Yesterday at 10:01 AM. |
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Few years ago received a questionnaire, filled it out and never heard anything further.
Would have liked to serve but spending the day without my cell would have given me second thoughts |
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I do remember sitting between two very attractive women. It did upset me when the Judge challenged me as a Juror because I was giving very limited answers. And one of the other jurors was fascinating and it would have been very interesting to talk with him even if he probably could not have said much given the kind of workers he supervised.
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Has anybody ever served Federal Jury Duty while living in The Villages?
No, but if "U.S. Marshall Alvarez" calls and tells you that you failed to appear for duty and there is a bench warrant out for your arrest, it's a scam. |
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I was in a pool of jurors down in Bushnell years ago. This was for Sumter County. The defendant finally was convinced to plead guilty for vehicular manslaughter after about three hours of talks between the attorneys. The judge said that the trial would have been about six weeks . We never got to questions for the potential jurors. There were a number of Villagers there. We did get paid for the trip there and back and for a half day. Last edited by Taltarzac725; Yesterday at 12:10 PM. |
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Medical, court background, and a gun permit, a solid NO, you are excused, for 3 Federal cases.
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And if I had been on that jury I would have just listened and said as little as possible. I probably would have been voted against the cop who wanted to write his reports in Spanish only if that was the case. If he could have done it in both languages more power to him. Access to the legal system is important.
I am referring to the 2009 Federal case in which the Claremont Hispanic police officer was writing his reports in Spanish and being harassed because of it. They might have been in English and Spanish. |
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