I've received jury duty summons about 10 to 12 times, lifetime. The last two times I sought medical excuses for legitimate reasons and was excused. I'm over 70 and they have left me alone for a several years. I was only selected for the jury one time, a major medical lawsuit we learned. Literally a minute before it began, the two parties reached a settlement. The judge gave us a log recap of what we barely missed. The descendants of someone long deceased had successfully gone after every employer that grandfather had been at on asbestosis claims. This was the last of quite a few, spanning years. He told us that we were likely the luckiest jurors that he had ever seen in his many years. An estimated 3-month period of court. The normal county courthouse building was closed down for extensive renovations and we were to be in the old courthouse without any air-conditioning for the entire summer and perhaps more. Ducked a bullet!
For many of my jury summons, I was a state employee. I had to sign my $9 a day jury duty paycheck over to the state government after I received it. Or forfeit my normal wage for the day(s).
The scariest thing for many was receiving a federal court jury summons. 80 miles away in center city Phila. A female coworker of mine in the later 80's went for federal jury duty. She was selected and wound up on a sequestered jury for two months or more. All sequestered together in one wing of a hotel at night. She told me that after one month all sorts of new couples were produced and likely some marriages destroyed.
For many of my jury summons, I was a state employee. I had to sign my $9 a day jury duty paycheck over to the state government after I received it. Or forfeit my normal wage for the day(s).
The scariest thing for many was receiving a federal court jury summons. 80 miles away in center city Phila. A female coworker of mine in the later 80's went for federal jury duty. She was selected and wound up on a sequestered jury for two months or more. All sequestered together in one wing of a hotel at night. She told me that after one month all sorts of new couples were produced and likely some marriages destroyed.