Comments on: Jury Duty is Costing Me Money!

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:09:08 +0000

Wow Lisa, you had a rough time! I bet you’re glad that is over with.

By: Lisa Knight

Lisa Knight — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:42:59 +0000

I had to serve a couple years ago, double homicide. While I was paid the full $600 for my service I know that I barely broke even with the expenses & the retail & alcohol therapy that lasted a month following… Which was begun again briefly the following summer after running into a witness (convicted rapist) at a family amusement park… EEEK. My Dad got Federal Grand Jury duty, that was plesant as well TWO YEARS. Mostly it was because they were dealing with one case & didn’t want to have to start at the beginning with a new jury everytime. I am pretty sure that was a break even or loose money deal, he had to drive over an hour to get there.

I definately left with the feeling that they should have paid me more for the potential therapy needed to get to sleep afterwards…

By: vh

vh — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:57:50 +0000

If this is so, then it would make sense to contact the elected representatives for the entity served by the court (city? county? state? feds?), let them know, and suggest they raise the juror’s stipend at least enough to cover parking and a fast-food lunch. Removing one reason that makes people feel they want to evade jury duty would help the court system. Thanks for serving!

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:31:00 +0000

Well, I was dismissed after serving only one day so I don’t have to worry about serving for days and days. Even better, they paid me $8 and parking was only $4.50 so at least I didn’t lose money.

By: Brip Blapq

Brip Blapq — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:19:04 +0000

Is public transportation not an option, or getting someone to drop you off?

Maybe you’ll get lucky and get dismissed after one day – it happens sometimes. And at least in New York if you’ve been called you can’t be called again for a few years. Good luck!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:16:51 +0000

Wow, that stinks! I used to be Active Duty Military, so I was exempted from jury duty, not that I would have minded. I’ve always thought it would be interesting, and as you mentioned, part of our civic duty. I hope your service won’t drag out for months! I’ve thought about that before, and I would hate to be sequestered away for months and have to go on an unpaid leave of absence from work… Good luck!

By: Blaine Moore (First Time Home Owner)

Blaine Moore (First Time Home Owner) — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:53:43 +0000

Yeah, I can sympathize with that.

Thankfully, I know where to park in my city that doesn’t cost anything, and don’t mind the mile or two walk it would take to get where I’m going.