Jury Duty

[Gloucester2]

I've been called twice . . . I consider it a small price to pay to put some scumbag behind bars

But I understand it's a burden for people that are self employed or not paid by their employer

[Redsoxticket]

It is your civic duty but you could suddenly come down with a cold by sneezzing and coughing excessively, s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g cough drops, unshaven, tissues, etc. You got the idea. The other jurors just might get sick, wouldn't that be a shame.

[Finlander]

I went a long time before getting my first summons for juror duty, now I get them every three years within a couple month window. Last time the drug trial lasted a couple of days and I was the juty foreman, but it gets better. A few weeks ago I summons to GRAND JUROR, this is not for one day or trial, but for three months, Jan-March and my employer will only pay the first three days after the state gives you $50.00 a day. I don't know what I'm going to do.

[Mike P]

Unless you live in an urban area like Springfield, chances are your grand jury is only going to meet once, or at most twice, a week.

I work on Staten Island. Part of NYC. The grand jury there meets 3 times a week for the first week of its term, then twice. In the other boros, its "grand juries", not a single grand jury (Brooklyn is up to 7, I believe) and they all meet every day.

[Finlander]

It is Springfield, were our politician spend more time in court than the town hall's.