Jury duty

haha I was called but didn't have to go once cause in informed them of my....indiscretions. That was a while back though.

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Originally Posted by Quin

There are no exemptions for jury duty regarding your career. She can still get the summon. :D

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That's not the case here.

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Persons who can claim exemption (Jury Act 1977 [NSW])
# Clergy.
# Vowed members of any religious order.
# Persons practising as dentists.
# Persons practising as pharmacists.
# Persons practising as medical practitioners.
# Mining managers and under-managers of mines.
# A person employed or engaged (except on a casual or voluntary basis) in the provision of fire, ambulance, rescue, or other emergency services, whether or not in the public sector.

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But I think they can still get the summons, and then applying for exemption is up to them.

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Originally Posted by Cuchulainn

haha I was called but didn't have to go once cause in informed them of my....indiscretions. That was a while back though.

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I had a friend that argued that his failure to pay a parking fine should exempt him from jury duty. They wouldn't have any of it. xD

If they still can get the summons, that goes along exactly with what Quin already said.

He also said there were no exemptions, which there are (here, at least, in this crazy state of New South Wales)

Meh.

does "Im racist, really really racist" work as an excuse?

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Originally Posted by Clo

If I ever did get jury duty, I would spend the entire time wishing that the defense attorney was Pheonix Wright and that the judge was a bald doofus with a beard.

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Thanks to Ace Attorney my attention span in court is probably far too short. And it's already short. So I would make a horrible juror.

I'm in law school, so if I did happen to get a summons, I would be quickly excluded. Lawyers do not want jurors who actually know the law.

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Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke

does "Im racist, really really racist" work as an excuse?

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Only if they feel that it might be relevant to the case.

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Originally Posted by Menses

I'm in law school, so if I did happen to get a summons, I would be quickly excluded. Lawyers do not want jurors who actually know the law.

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My girlfriend informs me that they dislike having psychologists as jurors as well. One of her professors was dismissed from a case almost immediately after finding out that he was a psychologist. At some level, it makes sense I suppose.

I have yet to be called upon for jury duty and I would probably try my best to get out of it. Unless the case interested me. Though, it likely won't and it'd be something like someone stealing bread or something.

I'm not looking forward to getting summoned. I think I'll just get on the next plane to anywhere and make someone take care of it.

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Originally Posted by Menses

I'm in law school, so if I did happen to get a summons, I would be quickly excluded. Lawyers do not want jurors who actually know the law.

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Why doesn't this surprise me? xD

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Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke

does "Im racist, really really racist" work as an excuse?

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Not unless you wear a t-shirt saying..'Hitler Is King 'and start to salute around....

I got out of jury duty unintentionally..

I was selected and then went, and during the challenge phase I was excused because I seemed to stare down the defendant.

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Originally Posted by Menses

I'm in law school, so if I did happen to get a summons, I would be quickly excluded. Lawyers do not want jurors who actually know the law.

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That's weird. In England, even barristers and judges can be summonsed.

Golden Rule to getting out of jury duty: suggest you're biased. "Oh, this is that murderer from the paper right?", "Aww he looks really nice", "Christ. He's got the paedo smile and everything.".