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I would like to apply for jury duty, 3 years ago
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randomalia
It made me
glad. 
How I did it: In December I got a notice telling me I had jury duty starting January 4. In Los Angeles County, they have a phone number you call to see if you have to report the next day. I didn't have to go in until Thursday. Thursday morning I reported to the San Fernando courthouse, and ended up being one of the first people picked for the jury. It was a murder case involving gang retaliation. The case took a month. Every day everyone in the jury met in the hallway of the courthouse and waited for the judge to call us in. In this particular case there were a lot of witnesses to get through. You have to make sure to pay very good attention to what's being said, take as thorough notes as you can, while at the same time watching nonverbal cues such as body language. After several weeks, we were done listening to witnesses and the lawyers made their closing statements, the jury went into the jury room to deliberate. For this case, deliberation it took over a week because there was an overwhelming amount of stuff to sort out, reread, and talk about. We had to go over things again and again to make sure we were being totally impartial... not everyone was at first. The whole experience was interesting, and I'm glad I did it. Read how I did it… 2 years ago
llongMany times...
...but this last time was Grand Jury Duty.
Jury duty is much better than it used to be. Years ago, it was awful.
I’m proud to serve! 4 years ago
LibrarianOr not.
They called and said the case was settled, so I don’t have to show up this afternoon after all. Although I’m still on call for the rest of the week, they don’t expect to call me. If they don’t, this will be a really easy way to have completed my civic responsibility. 5 years ago
LibrarianReporting tomorrow at 12:15
I’ve been on jury duty twice at the County Courthouse, but never served on a jury.
Tomorrow, I’ll be serving at the Federal Courthouse downtown. I’m not really sure what to expect since the whole system is different from the County. Oh well, a new adventure is always good. If nothing else, it gives me something to write about on 43 Things! 5 years ago
SallyKittAll in all, a good experience
I didn’t get on the jury, but listening to the voire dire process where they choose the jury was fascinating, and sometimes emotional. It’s a good thing to be there for your fellow citizens. 5 years ago
cubalibreJust turned 18
and I get roped into doing this. Then on top of that I end up sitting on a tax evasion case that lasted nearly 3 months. Still it’s an easy day. 10-4 with an hour lunch. 5 years ago
SallyKittI'm on jury duty right now.
I’ve actually been called four times before, all to different courts.
The first time was night court in downtown L.A. Then Beverly Hills civil court. Then another time, but I didn’t have to actually report. Didn’t get on any panels.
But I served on a Federal District Court jury in downtown L.A., a bankruptcy case in which an elderly man was defrauding elderly women from his church, getting them to sign over their houses to him when they thought they were co-signing loans. The guy even faked chest pains to get admitted to the hospital during the trial. We found out after we’d found him guilty that he had done a lot more, and had had a mistrial because he checked himself into the hospital before. The defense lawyer (I was one who agreed to talk to the lawyers afterward) asked how I felt about possibly sending a 63 year old man to jail. I don’t think that the penalty should be considered. He should have considered it before he ruined the credit of the women in his church!
I’m now on jury duty in Lancaster Superior Court, and that’s about all I can say about that. Today they’ll select a jury from amongst the 60 people called for the jury pool.
I don’t get paid for this, so have to use my comp and vacation time, but the commute’s shorter than going to work and I will have time to exercise and write in the mornings if I get on the trial. I’d planned to take next week off to write. It might actually be a good thing to have some structure to my day and to feel I am doing my civic duty. 5 years ago
