[rubicon]

If you have ever sat and witnessed juries being selected you will come to understand that quality candidates is not a priority...think Casey Anthony. The judcial system needs to re-think their selection process because they have gotten very sloppy with the rules.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by rubicon

If you have ever sat and witnessed juries being selected you will come to understand that quality candidates is not a priority...think Casey Anthony. The judcial system needs to re-think their selection process because they have gotten very sloppy with the rules.

The lawyers in each side seem to want the jurors who would most easily buy whatever product they are selling at that time. Can understand why they bump people with law degrees often when they get called for jury selection.

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by EdV

The last time I was in the jury selection process, the court officer gave this instruction. “If any of you are holding a note from your employer stating that you are so valuable to the company that they cannot afford to be without you for even a single day, be advised that it will not be of any use to you here. However don’t discard that note and instead be sure to present it to your boss prior to your next annual review.”

I have had to write several of those notes for employees in my office here in Illinois. I guess the notes worked as no one has been on jury duty in my office for more than 1 or 2 days in the past few years. And as of 3 years ago, my employer will only pay employees for five days of jury duty per calendar year. If you are on jury duty that lasts longer than 5 days, guess what -- you get to take those days unpaid, or you can use vacation time.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Schaumburger

I have had to write several of those notes for employees in my office here in Illinois. I guess the notes worked as no one has been on jury duty in my office for more than 1 or 2 days in the past few years. And as of 3 years ago, my employer will only pay employees for five days of jury duty per calendar year. If you are on jury duty that lasts longer than 5 days, guess what -- you get to take those days unpaid, or you can use vacation time.

From the look of who was excused from jury service, that would probably work in the Federal court in Ocala too. There were a number of people who submitted written excuses from the jury pool and were let go. Maybe about a third of the people there left because of excuses they made. My guess is that these were hardship requests-- that serving on the jury would take them away from their jobs for too long.