Huh. Macon County paid me 7 bucks a couple years ago
For some Californians, getting a jury duty summons is just an inconvenience; however, for others, it can be a financial obstacle.
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To make jury duty less of a financial hardship for state residents, Ting, a Democrat from San Francisco, introduced a bill that would pay low-income jurors $100 per day for serving during a criminal case.
I was recently subpoenaed to testify as witness in a civil suit. I am self employed and bill out my labor at $135.00 per hour. After spending four days waiting testify the defendants settled with the plaintiff and my testimony wasn't needed. I was compensated, per state statutes, $5.00 for my troubles...
My company paid me for five days too, but I had to provide copies of the paperwork for jury pay, which they deducted from my next paycheck. All thirty fucking dollars of it.
"Ting, a Democrat from San Francisco, introduced a bill that would pay low-income jurors $100 per day for serving during a criminal case" sounds like a Liberal plan to take the heat off the corrupt DA's. Forget the Soros prosecutors not bringing charges Charge the druggie criminals and let their peers find then not guilty.
Got called for jury duty in 2 mos. Anyone got any good suggestions how to get myself dismissed? I figured being a grouchy old man might help, but there's a lot of those down here. Help! I have too much to do as it is, and my wife is still recuperating from her accident!
Eat lots of hardboiled eggs and baked beans for breakfast, carry a copy of the Bible or a book by Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity. Maybe a copy of the Constitution. Answer the questions truthfully. And don't take your allergy meds if you have allergies.
Farting, conservatism and sneezing will cause lots of issues.
As to whether they actually work? I was working for a local PD in the Forensic Crime Unit (not a cop, a secretary) and got called and couldn't get excused. So I spent a day going from one jury selection to another and answering truthfully that, yes, I knew about the case, I knew about the defendant's long criminal history, and that I could be objective. Still had to go through 6 rounds of seating attempts.
And a Fed court in a city 60 miles away wouldn't allow me to skate either, even with me being a sole caregiver to an infirm family member. It was the paying the fuel bill for a vehicle that only got 12 miles to the gallon at highway speeds (the only vehicle I had) that made them balk.
I was self employed for almost 40 years. When I received the summons (probably a dozen or so over the years) in the mail I just tossed it, I never responded. Only once did I get a call from the court telling me that they needed me tomorrow. I said they needed to summons me, they said they already had and I hung up on them. Never heard another word. Now that I am retired and have the time for jury duty they won't take me because I am older than 70. When I was about 20 I received a jury summons, coat and tie required it said. Well I had shoulder length hair so I didn't shave for a week or more, borrowed a coat from my father that was so small that the sleeves came half way up my fore arms and the ugliest fuckin' tie I could find. I completed the ensamble with jeans, a dirty plaid flanel shirt and work boots. Lawyer took one look at me and said I could be excused. I was makin' a buck sixty an hour back then and I lost a half days pay at the warehouse where I worked. The county paid me $5.40, $5 for 1/2 day jury duty and 10 cents a mile there and back. Jury duty is really only for government workers or people who work for companies that will maintain their paychecks
Jury duty is an unfortunate constitutional requirement, yearly made worse by the litigious nature of today's lawyers. As such, most proceedings could (and should) be handled by a bench trial. The other unfortunate part is in my county, the big city downtown court house will pay you $8 a day for jury duty....and require you to pay $18.50 to park at one of the downtown parking lots. Everyone loses money over it.
Shortly after I retired I got a notice for jury duty and I served for a day, the case was settled without going to trial. Then as soon as the time was up to where I was obligated again I started getting notices for another time to serve. They sent three notices which I "misplaced" and I haven't heard from them since. I'm too old for that shit.
Never been on a Jury but the company I worked for had a policy that you were paid your normal wage while serving on a jury and you were to turn the jury pay over to the company.
The first company I worked for paid your regular pay when you were on jury duty. I ended up on a two week trial and got sequestered during deliberations because the case was on the news. Afterwards they snuck us out through the parking garage so we could miss the reporters. The defendant got life plus 33 years. Not a nice person. I had to kick the $5 a day back to the company but got to keep the 15 cents a mile (one way) for myself.
When I was unemployed, I was called to jury duty several times. Lost wages were not a factor, so I did not try to avoid service. Only ever selected once, all the other cases were settled in the morning before a jury was empaneled. The case that went to trial was completed in two hours (an acquittal) and we all went home.
I was recently subpoenaed to testify as witness in a civil suit. I am self employed and bill out my labor at $135.00 per hour. After spending four days waiting testify the defendants settled with the plaintiff and my testimony wasn't needed. I was compensated, per state statutes, $5.00 for my troubles...
ReplyDeleteIts an obligation.
DeleteGet over yourself.
Ting is his name??? As in Sum Ting Wong with his brain???
ReplyDeletePhil Ting is a gun-grabber supreme.
DeleteHe's a partisan Democrat. He has no brain.
Elmo, was he the one that got caught dealing guns without a license several years ago?
DeleteWhen I was on jury duty, my company called it Paid Personal Days and paid me. The $20 per day that the county paid me was just gravy.
ReplyDeleteMy company paid me for five days too, but I had to provide copies of the paperwork for jury pay, which they deducted from my next paycheck.
DeleteAll thirty fucking dollars of it.
"Ting, a Democrat from San Francisco, introduced a bill that would pay low-income jurors $100 per day for serving during a criminal case" sounds like a Liberal plan to take the heat off the corrupt DA's. Forget the Soros prosecutors not bringing charges Charge the druggie criminals and let their peers find then not guilty.
ReplyDeleteGot called for jury duty in 2 mos.
ReplyDeleteAnyone got any good suggestions how to get myself dismissed?
I figured being a grouchy old man might help, but there's a lot of those down here.
Help! I have too much to do as it is, and my wife is still recuperating from her accident!
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Get a note from her doctor.
DeleteBeing sole caregiver for an infirm family member usually works
DeleteEat lots of hardboiled eggs and baked beans for breakfast, carry a copy of the Bible or a book by Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity. Maybe a copy of the Constitution. Answer the questions truthfully. And don't take your allergy meds if you have allergies.
DeleteFarting, conservatism and sneezing will cause lots of issues.
As to whether they actually work? I was working for a local PD in the Forensic Crime Unit (not a cop, a secretary) and got called and couldn't get excused. So I spent a day going from one jury selection to another and answering truthfully that, yes, I knew about the case, I knew about the defendant's long criminal history, and that I could be objective. Still had to go through 6 rounds of seating attempts.
And a Fed court in a city 60 miles away wouldn't allow me to skate either, even with me being a sole caregiver to an infirm family member. It was the paying the fuel bill for a vehicle that only got 12 miles to the gallon at highway speeds (the only vehicle I had) that made them balk.
Tell them you're a big supporter of "Jury Nullification."
DeleteI was self employed for almost 40 years. When I received the summons (probably a dozen or so over the years) in the mail I just tossed it, I never responded. Only once did I get a call from the court telling me that they needed me tomorrow. I said they needed to summons me, they said they already had and I hung up on them. Never heard another word. Now that I am retired and have the time for jury duty they won't take me because I am older than 70.
DeleteWhen I was about 20 I received a jury summons, coat and tie required it said. Well I had shoulder length hair so I didn't shave for a week or more, borrowed a coat from my father that was so small that the sleeves came half way up my fore arms and the ugliest fuckin' tie I could find. I completed the ensamble with jeans, a dirty plaid flanel shirt and work boots. Lawyer took one look at me and said I could be excused. I was makin' a buck sixty an hour back then and I lost a half days pay at the warehouse where I worked. The county paid me $5.40, $5 for 1/2 day jury duty and 10 cents a mile there and back. Jury duty is really only for government workers or people who work for companies that will maintain their paychecks
Jury duty is an unfortunate constitutional requirement, yearly made worse by the litigious nature of today's lawyers. As such, most proceedings could (and should) be handled by a bench trial. The other unfortunate part is in my county, the big city downtown court house will pay you $8 a day for jury duty....and require you to pay $18.50 to park at one of the downtown parking lots. Everyone loses money over it.
ReplyDeleteGuilty or not-guilty goes to the highest bidder.
ReplyDeleteLawyers, show me the money.
Justice service.
Shortly after I retired I got a notice for jury duty and I served for a day, the case was settled without going to trial. Then as soon as the time was up to where I was obligated again I started getting notices for another time to serve. They sent three notices which I "misplaced" and I haven't heard from them since. I'm too old for that shit.
ReplyDeleteNever been on a Jury but the company I worked for had a policy that you were paid your normal wage while serving on a jury and you were to turn the jury pay over to the company.
ReplyDeleteThe first company I worked for paid your regular pay when you were on jury duty. I ended up on a two week trial and got sequestered during deliberations because the case was on the news. Afterwards they snuck us out through the parking garage so we could miss the reporters. The defendant got life plus 33 years. Not a nice person. I had to kick the $5 a day back to the company but got to keep the 15 cents a mile (one way) for myself.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was unemployed, I was called to jury duty several times. Lost wages were not a factor, so I did not try to avoid service. Only ever selected once, all the other cases were settled in the morning before a jury was empaneled. The case that went to trial was completed in two hours (an acquittal) and we all went home.
ReplyDeleteHave not been called again in decades.
Registered as libertarian once a number of decades ago. Never summonded since.
ReplyDeleteLast time I was called here in Illinois, it was maybe $13.00. That barely covered my gas money.
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