Fine upstanding citizen right there. I wouldn't want someone like this on my jury who wouldn't pay attention, care or give a chit about which way he voted.

Getting struck is easily accomplished.

I usually just let it be known up front I don't like Ambulance Chaser Attorneys. Which is essentially all the plaintiff's attorneys in the room.

That works.

If they are suing Drano... I'll move on to something like my dog drank a bottle of drano when I was 5 years old and died.

I hate Drano.

That kinda thing.

Been up there many times never been put on a jury. My civic duty is paying for about 10 families to not work. Lest they could do is show up for Jury duty. How am I supposed to keep their EBT cards coming if I've got to do that for them as well?

I usually call the courthouse and tell Margie I will be working out of town and she says dont worry about it then.

I was excused from 2 months of grand jury duty in our county due to work and thrown into a month of "normal" jury duty pool. One more call in and its done thankfully.

I would love to serve BUT, being 100% commission paid, if I'm not working I'm not getting paid. Period. There is no "making up a difference" with my pay.

all you have to do is say two words. Jury Nullification. you will be excused

I'm 49 years old and have never been called to jury duty but would be glad to serve

Depends on if you live in some small county or a large county. In jefferson county, the judges are goi g to say tough shucks. In chiton county they will probably let you go.

So what, that is what you are going to hear in jefferson or Shelby county.

I've been called to be on jury duty a few times.Everytime I made a phone call and was off the hook.Im self employed with work to do,bills to pay and mouths to feed...Me sitting in on a week long trial as a juror could be the difference in whether my lights stay on or not according to how work is going.

Assholes like you shouldn't be in a jury anyway.

It's not as easy as you think unless you know folks at the courthouse....or if you tell them you are racist against whites,blacks and Mexicans and they are all guilty..That usually works

I've been called 5 or 6 times that I can remember in mobile. Always been self employed. When I was younger and money was tight I skipped it once and they just rescheduled it. I was let out of it after talking to the judge twice. Sat on a single day jury once, and sat there for 3 days another time without getting picked for a case. The last time they let me go after half a day because they already had enough people. That's been about 4 or 5 years ago.

Trox, I agree. It is getting a lot tougher to get off jury duty everywhere.

I know I am in a minority, but everyone should serve on a jury. It would open a lot of eyes and change a lot of opinions.

I'm sure it would.Im not against being a juror it's just the few times I've been called for jury duty it was just bad timing for me.If I get called and we ain't working I'll gladly serve..Actually the last time I called and got taken off then they sent a letter saying they had already settled and my services weren't needed.

I agree. For the first time in my life I was called and selected to serve on a circuit court case a few months back. Showed up on the day of the trial and we were sent to wait in the juror's room. A little while later the clerk came in and told us the case had been dismissed, but the judge wanted to talk to us.

The judge thanked us for our willingness to serve, and for our time, asuring us that they had done everything they could to not waste it. The D.A. explained the case to us, and what had gone on that morning. The defense even spoke a few minutes.

I found the whole thing pretty fascinating and learned a lot about what goes on in my community. I definately had a lot more respect for LEO and the crap they have to go through each and every day.

I would gladly serve again.

It is not easy to get off Jury duty in Chilton county.

Yea it's not near as easy as it use to be.

Get a white sheet............

My opinion, if it matters, is this; if you are self employed like Trox, being excused is understandable, but if you are able to serve and just don't want to because it is an inconvenience, then you have no right to cry when a career criminal robs you and sticks a gun in your face, nor do you have the right to cry when you, or your spouse, child, or loved one is arrested and tried and convicted for a crime they didn't commit. Reasonable jurors who take their duty seriously could possibly have prevented both of those scenarios.

Just like voting. If you don't vote, you lose all empathy in bitching about who is in office. If you are not willing to sit on a jury, then you have no business complaining about the outcome of a trial.

Go to the Voir Dire and explain your situation to the judge. If he thinks it outweighs the need for good jurors, then he'll let you go.