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Post by carookie on Apr 27, 2017 8:49:12 GMT -6
Unfortunately I have to start calling for possible jury duty this weekend. I'll be fine if its a normal case as I have all my sub plans in a row and we are almost done with the school year as is. But this got me wondering about having jury duty in season.
Here in California public school teachers are almost automatically put on juries if their turn comes up (as the state pays 100% of their salary) so maybe the answer to my question is more of a state by state thing; but has anyone been called for jury duty in season? Were you able to postpone under the justification of it being a professional disruption? Just wondering how this has worked for some.
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Post by fantom on Apr 27, 2017 8:56:09 GMT -6
Unfortunately I have to start calling for possible jury duty this weekend. I'll be fine if its a normal case as I have all my sub plans in a row and we are almost done with the school year as is. But this got me wondering about having jury duty in season. Here in California public school teachers are almost automatically put on juries if their turn comes up (as the state pays 100% of their salary) so maybe the answer to my question is more of a state by state thing; but has anyone been called for jury duty in season? Were you able to postpone under the justification of it being a professional disruption? Just wondering how this has worked for some. Here, they send a questionnaire to prospective jurors and one of the question is (And this isn't necessarily the exact wording) whether you're in a seasonal occupation. I wrote that I did with an explanation that I was completely available for the rest of the year. I don't know if it had an effect but I never got called in-season. I did get called during the winter and got out both days in time for when we would have had practice. We did have a coach serve on a jury in-season once and it didn't affect him at practice at all. |
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Post by blb on Apr 27, 2017 9:01:56 GMT -6
I was called twice in-season. Contacted court clerk, explained that I was HFC at local HS, would be glad to serve once season was over.
They were very accommodating.
I have gotten four jury summons, have yet to be seated on one.
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Post by coachb5806 on Apr 27, 2017 9:05:34 GMT -6
Happened my 1st year as HC in the fall of 2012. I wrote a letter explaining why it wouldn't work (You had to come in for the jury pool on Fridays) and said I would be happy to serve any other time of year. I was released no problem and haven't been summoned again.
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Post by bigmoot on Apr 27, 2017 11:23:26 GMT -6
I was called for jury duty. Returned the form saying my occupation, they let me out of that round. Had to serve next time around after my season was over.
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Post by coachthomason on Apr 27, 2017 11:34:25 GMT -6
I got a summons for jury duty last season too. But I asked for a deferment because of the Football Season. The county accommodated. I ended up serving my jury duty in January after the season.
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Post by fshamrock on Apr 27, 2017 11:59:41 GMT -6
I think your best bet is to dress up like a viking and demand to judge a trial by combat in the pit of retribution
they'll probably send you home
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Post by larrymoe on Apr 27, 2017 12:07:21 GMT -6
I got called once, but I had moved out of the county like 3 weeks earlier. I have never gotten called back despite kinda wanting to have gotten called. Thought it would be good for when I teach government.
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Post by carookie on Apr 27, 2017 12:08:07 GMT -6
I think your best bet is to dress up like a viking and demand to judge a trial by combat in the pit of retribution they'll probably send you home HAHA, nah I'm good going now. Well as good as someone can be who wholeheartedly believes we need to abolish the jury selection process as it currently stands. I can deal with a week or so case. Anything longer and I may need to take you up on the viking outfit. |
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Post by fantom on Apr 27, 2017 12:35:53 GMT -6
I think your best bet is to dress up like a viking and demand to judge a trial by combat in the pit of retribution they'll probably send you home Good idea unless it turns out that the defendant is a gigantic Sons of Anarchy dude whose lawyer was going to request just that. |
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Post by Defcord on Apr 27, 2017 12:40:05 GMT -6
I got called once, but I had moved out of the county like 3 weeks earlier. I have never gotten called back despite kinda wanting to have gotten called. Thought it would be good for when I teach government. I teach government as well and always tell my kids I want to be on one. I have never been called. It's crazy. |
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Post by 3rdandlong on Apr 27, 2017 12:56:51 GMT -6
Some of the stupidest people I've ever met have been from jury duty. But then again, jury duty actually once got me l**d, so there's that.  And she definitely fell under the aforementioned category. |
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Post by chi5hi on Apr 27, 2017 14:00:14 GMT -6
Just tell them..."Bring that guilty guy in here so we can get this show on the road."
Seemed to work for me.
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Post by utchuckd on Apr 28, 2017 6:19:37 GMT -6
I think your best bet is to dress up like a viking and demand to judge a trial by combat in the pit of retribution they'll probably send you home Good idea unless it turns out that the defendant is a gigantic Sons of Anarchy dude whose lawyer was going to request just that. That would be worth staying for. |
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Post by groundchuck on Apr 28, 2017 7:39:39 GMT -6
I contacted the court clerk and explained I was a head coach. They changed my term of service.
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Apr 28, 2017 11:43:42 GMT -6
Unfortunately I have to start calling for possible jury duty this weekend. I'll be fine if its a normal case as I have all my sub plans in a row and we are almost done with the school year as is. But this got me wondering about having jury duty in season. Here in California public school teachers are almost automatically put on juries if their turn comes up (as the state pays 100% of their salary) so maybe the answer to my question is more of a state by state thing; but has anyone been called for jury duty in season? Were you able to postpone under the justification of it being a professional disruption? Just wondering how this has worked for some. I did this year, they postponed it for the next docket time at the end of November . I'm Just in junior high this year and booth guy on Fridays . So it worked out the season was over for me. And I was a one day case was all. The other times I've been called was spring time. Never got picked. |
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Post by tothehouse on Apr 28, 2017 11:50:43 GMT -6
I'm in CA. I go when called. I was in season this year. Sat...allllll day during jury selection. I was in the 2nd to last group..."you can go home now". The defense team would have probably got rid of me...since I knew the kid from the HS. And he's a huge douchebag. They would have probably heard me say that while trying to figure out if I was a good fit.  |
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Post by wolverine55 on Apr 29, 2017 13:10:08 GMT -6
I've been called for jury duty twice during the season. The first time it happened my reporting day was the same day we potentially could have had a second-round playoff game. Iowa had a weird playoff schedule at the time where round 1 games were played on a Wednesday and then Round 2 the following Monday. Anyway, even with it being a playoff game, I was not excused for it but alas we lost round 1 anyway.
The second time I got called it was earlier and we were still in the regular season...but I stressed the importance of routine for special education students and how having me out of the classroom for potentially a long period of time at the beginning of the year would be harmful to their academic development. Not necessarily untrue; I just hammed it up hoping for a later jury date and got it.
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And she definitely fell under the aforementioned category. 
