I received a letter telling me that I was assigned jury duty for the monty of May. I was to call a certian number at a certian time. I did and I did not have to report for that week. However, the next week I forgot to call the number and I just realized it today. The lady said I was supposed to report but there were just enough people to serve on the court and that I was fine and lucky too because this was going to be a long trial.

My question is, will I be penalized in any way for not showing up at all although there were enough people to serve? Again, the lady said I was fine and I would have been in trouble if there were not enough people to serve. I don't want to find out I have some warrant the next time I get pulled over so I want to get this resolved as soon as possible. I can't call and find out until Monday so that's why I came here to ask. Thank you.

 

if she says your fine then id say your fine, just dont get pulled over till tuesday(monday is memorial day) and call in to make sure things are clear. or call your police department and ask if you have a warrent

 

Called the county sherrif and no warrant for my name... wondering how long it would take to get a warrant entered in to the system IF they put one out. Thank you for your input!

 

McLovin- I realize your in Il. but at least here in So. Cal. it's not that major a deal- I read a few months ago that over 50% of the people summoned in LA county don't show up for jury duty. (probably can't read the summons) They are so overwhelmed with people that don't show that it would grind the court system to a halt if they went after them. It is probably better in Orange Co. where I live but not a whole lot better because I get a summons about every 12-14 mo. (that in a county with a population of 3m+!)

 

Boy wouldnt that suck if you did that, and they said YES

 

"yeah i just want to know if i have a warrant"
"yes you do"
"o ok well i gotta go...."

 

lmfao

"uh yeah, i missed jury duty an i wanted to know if i have a warrent"

"Yes sir, there has been a warrent issued for your arrest"

"ohh..damn.."

"Do you know were i live?"

"yes.."

".....click"

 

Ive been a over the road truck driver for most of the past 8 years every time I get a jury notice I have my wife call in and tell them I'm a truck driver they log it say OK and I don't hear anything for 6-12 months and then we do it again.

My next door neighbor just throws them away and says let them prove that I received it, he's been doing that for 15 years never had any repercussions.

 

Jury duty for me mega-sucks because I live on the far northwest edge of Harris County and have to battle traffic all the way into downtown Houston. Plus, my opinion of being on a jury is that if the guy is there in court, he's already half guilty, so they generally don't want me on the jury anyways......

 

lol lol he just throws them away lol.im surprised they dont make u sign for those and make it certified mail.

 

The next time I'm on Jury duty, I'm gonna smoke weed while on break in front of the courthouse...

 

Just show the Judge your Traffic Log Book & they will excuse you!.......

 

I am lucky, I have only been called once. I showed up in my dress uniform from the FD and was told to go home. Never been called since.

 

You mean send me to a psychiatric ward?!

 

If you offer to fix the Judges car for cheap, the Judge may go easy on you!..........