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Have you ever been summoned for Jury Duty in either the US & Canada? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by LtDan@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know that Jury Duty is mandatory in both nations (USA all 50 states / Canada all 13 provinces) meaning citizens have to show up in person when they receive the "dreaded letter" via the mail telling them the date / time and court in which they have to attend, excusals exist if you manage to plead your reasoning for excusal with evidence.

I mean, have you received a summons from the court saying you've been chosen as a juror? There are penalities on failing to attend. If you were selected on being part of the jury, what is the experience like and how much are you paid? If you weren't selected on being part of the jury that time, is there a chance you can be summoned again at any given moment?

Neurodivergent people (i.e. Autism, ADHD, dyslexia) who have received the summons can plead their reasoning as to why they aren't eligible to be a juror only if they have medical evidence (diagnosis of their condition, psych report, doctors letter, medical certificate) explaining why their condition makes them unable to serve & etc.

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[–] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Don't try to get out of it. It's the most power you will ever get as a single citizen in the US. You can make the difference in someone else's life, and it may be a matter of life and death based on a law that you don't even think should exist. If you ever have a trial by jury, you don't want to be judged by a group of people who couldn't think of a good-enough excuse to get out of it, you want smart people who will potentially put their foot in the door between you and unjust laws.

Read up on jury nullification. Try to get on a jury. Don't tell them anything they don't ask directly. Dress like anything but who they think they don't want on their jury during the voir dire process.

I was summoned once, but no juries were selected that day. My younger brother was the foreperson of a grand jury.