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#juryduty

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omg AGAIN!? I just had another summons back last fall? This is the fourth summons I have had in 20 years. I would love to be on a jury! But September 15th is the middle of class time! There is no substitute for my position at work. So there is simply no way I can be completely away from work for two weeks.

Why can’t they at least make a priority list or something that you could indicate what times of year you are more likely to be able to serve?

Will have to ask permission to decline this again :(

Have you ever been summoned? My wife has never.
#summons #civicduty #juryduty

Dispatches from the Jury Box

Well, okay. My title might be a bit presumptuous. These dispatches aren’t from the jury box. Not yet.
For the moment, I am sitting on a hard chair, sharing a small table with a tattooed stranger, and enjoying this stunning view of Seattle’s Elliott Bay as I await jury selection.
writerunboxed.com/2025/07/03/d

#CRAFT #foreperson #judgingothers #juryduty #likablecharacters
@indieauthors

Continued thread

About two dozen people from the pool got called by name, taken into the hall and escorted off (to court?) by two bailiffs. 👀

There are about that many more of us still sitting here waiting now. ⚖️ #JuryDuty

So I reported for #juryduty today and wouldn't you know it, I was seated as juror #3. The judge did the usual thing, asking us basic info, and if we had any prejudices concerning law enforcement or if we had been victims of criminal activity. Then he asked the question that got me removed from service, "Can you be fair to both sides?" Not surprisingly, he asked why I could not be impartial and if I could not "put aside" my feelings. 1/