Jury Duty (1 Viewer)

[n00dl3~danc3r]

In feb i received a letter saying "ur on the jury role" and today i received on saying "congrats uve received a jury summons."

It starts 7 may and goes for max 8 weeks. Which covers the end of semester and exams...

I assume the uni wont give me any special consideration if i accept the duty.

Has anyone gone thru the process of using uni to get exempted?
What info do u need to provide, just a status letter??

 

[Luke!]

I've received three of those jury role letters, but I haven't been summoned yet.

Have you noticed it doesn't list university as an exemption on the back of the letter? What is up with that?

 

[Luke!]

Oh... I just found this... http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/local_courts/ll_localcourts.nsf/pages/jury_faqs#unistudents

Just give them an academic transcript, they can't argue with that.

 

[Gilbert1]

Just say you hat blacks, jews, pretty much anything that isn't white Australia and you should get out easy

 

[MaryJane]

I've been called up before. All you do is take the Jury Duty summons in to SES, and they will get the Uni JP to write you a letter, with a transcript attached. All you have to do is send it into the Court, and they will excuse you.

The letter basically says that if you accept jury duty you will:
Lose the money you have paid for your education;
Will not complete your units;
(and thus) Will not complete your degree within the specified period.

 

[ALLLICE]

screw jury duty...be underage like me

shit... there are benefits to being underage

 

[scarecrow_of_oz]

mj how come u got one? i thought if u did law u weren't allowed to sit on a jury (which i've always found a rather entertaining notion) - is that just when u finish ur degree or have i been misinformed

 

[MaryJane]

Its only once you're a Solicitor (ie. are registered) that you cant sit on a jury. While we are still students we can be involved in the (early) stages of jury duty. I say 'early' because no doubt either the prosecution or defence would surely deem us unsuitable jury members and kick us out! Bastards!!

I was so pissed when I got mine, because I really, really wanted to do it. A law students dream: Supreme Court, Criminal jurisdiction *drools*

 

[MaryJane]

I've heard that it is a general rule to any 'profession', including psychs, doctors, lawyers (for more obvious reasons) etc. I once heard its because they are above the 'ordinary person' senario... A bit rich, I think, but possibly true.

Jamie, how is Honours going?!?!?!?!

 

[AsyLum]

Damn how bout spin doctors? (ie pr)

 

[faintygirl83]

I was summoned for jury duty late last year on the day of a final exam, so I sent in proof of enrolment along with my exam timetable and was excused.

Then I got summoned again earlier this year in the uni holidays - I got to the court room but my juror number wasn't selected at random, so after that I was basically free to go. I actually really wanted to do jury duty! Had I been selected at random though, I probably would have been 'challenged' because it was a sexual assault case and the victim was a similar age to me.

 

[Gilbert1]

screw jury duty...be underage like me

shit... there are benefits to being underage

Yeah that and getting back at your overage ex's (sleep with them then tell the cops.)

 

[glitterfairy]

I'm kinda really looking forward to jury duty and at the same time kinda not. I have huge issues with indecision at times - unless it's a clear cut case I don't know what I'd do!!!

 

[iambored]

glitter, you've been quiet round here of late

i don't particularly want to do jury duty, not at the moment anyway, it'd be a waste of my time. the fact that i could do it one day would be kind of cool, it'd be one of those things that you could say you got the opportunity to do, but i don't think i'd like it when i got there,