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Jury Duty

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by JC1971, Jul 17, 2019.

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  1. Jul 17, 2019 #1
    JC1971

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    Has anyone been able to get out of jury duty using your job as an OTR driver as an excuse? Or do the courts not GAF?
     
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  3. Jul 17, 2019 #2
    Opus

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    Yep
    I told them I was OTR, and they said no problem.
    Actually, I wrote it on the notice.
     
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  4. Jul 17, 2019 #3
    truckdriver31

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    i would serve just to get a day off
     
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  5. Jul 17, 2019 #4
    MartinFromBC

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    I have done jury duty twice, rather enjoyed it.
    That said I was considering becoming a lawyer when younger, and studied the legal system, and still do follow a lot of things about the law, golf with some lawyers regularly, have a BIL who is a lawyer, and a couple of cousins who are to, and an uncle that is a judge. I almost went to law school instead of becoming a truck driver.
     
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  7. Jul 17, 2019 #5
    motocross25

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    Right! I’d vote opposite of everyone just to prolong the case. If you can’t make 2 days off out of it, you’re doing it wrong!
     
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  8. Jul 17, 2019 #6
    starmac

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    The first time I was called for jury duty, I closed my shop, drove 25 miles, just to be told that court had been postponed.
    I ask why they couldn't have called me, and was told I should call them instead, by the time I left they were more than happy to let me off of it, and have never had any trouble getting off ever since.
     
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  9. Jul 17, 2019 #7
    JC1971

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    I have no interest in serving on a jury. One, in L.A. County, California, it's a revolving door of non-punishments and slaps-on-the-wrists--it's pointless. Two, it would be difficult to coordinate because I would have to set my hometime three or four days before jury duty to make sure I made it in time, then if I get picked for a jury, maybe have to turn the truck in.
     
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  10. Jul 17, 2019 #8
    Dave_in_AZ

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    They ask if it's a financial burden. Say yes.

    It does call into question of who sits on these juries of long trials though. No common working man, that's for sure.
     
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  11. Jul 17, 2019 #9
    motocross25

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    @Texas_hwy_287 you got summoned recently whatever became of that?
     
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  12. Jul 17, 2019 #10
    JC1971

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    Subtitled: How OJ Got Away With Murder
     
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