OT: Need the Skinny on US District Court Jury Duty (Trenton)

[RutgersRaRa]

I've been summoned to jury duty, and I'm sure someone on here has done the two-week on-call stint as a juror, so my questions so far are:

1. What did you wear on days you were required to show up at the courthouse?
2. How often were you required to go to the courthouse?
3. Was parking a bitch?
4. Any issues getting work done, and how's the Internet connection?
5. Did you have access to the cafeteria?
6. I do yoga just about every day, so is there a place you think I could sequester myself away and get a quick workout in and still hear the call to go up and be voir dired?
7. Any other relevant info?

TIA. I'll likely be wearing a Rutgers hat, which is sure to get me excused.

 

[Plum Street]

Did they send it certified ?
If not, they can’t prove you got it :)

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Did they send it certified ?
If not, they can’t prove you got it :)

Of course I considered that, but decided to fulfill my civic duty by doing yoga all day in the lobby.

 

[Plum Street]

Of course I considered that, but decided to fulfill my civic duty by doing yoga all day in the lobby.

I went to federal court in Newark once . Sat there all day .

 

[BABYBULL24]

About 10 years ago called for State Grand Jury in Trenton which is once a week for a year. Mind you I live 2 hours from Trenton my Dad was sick at the time and didn't have to serve but it can really be an inconvenience for some people or maybe even a hardship. They should have Pro Jurors like some private law firms employ and pay them a decent wage. You could have a pool of Diverse Pro Jurors the State could pick from and would satisfy "A Jury of your Peers"...

 

[RutgersRaRa]

About 10 years ago called for State Grand Jury in Trenton which is once a week for a year. Mind you I live 2 hours from Trenton my Dad was sick at the time and didn't have to serve but it can really be an inconvenience for some people or maybe even a hardship. They should have Pro Jurors like some private law firms employ and pay them a decent wage. You could have a pool of Diverse Pro Jurors the State could pick from and would satisfy "A Jury of your Peers"...

Definitely gonna be a PITA getting there, as I'm 45 miles from Trenton (in Bedminster) and will be dealing with rush-hour in both directions. I did my internship 40 years ago at the Ethics Commission (try not wincing reading that) in Trenton and the whole city was a dump. Not sure if it's changed, but my hope is that I can get work done while I'm there.

 

[DHajekRC84]

About 10 years ago called for State Grand Jury in Trenton which is once a week for a year. Mind you I live 2 hours from Trenton my Dad was sick at the time and didn't have to serve but it can really be an inconvenience for some people or maybe even a hardship. They should have Pro Jurors like some private law firms employ and pay them a decent wage. You could have a pool of Diverse Pro Jurors the State could pick from and would satisfy "A Jury of your Peers"...

I just got called for that in January and as I live 15mins north and retired I wanted to go. They only called 100 of the 7500 summoned and since I wasn't 1 of them I'm excused for 3 years. Most of those 100 get off too. They told me I had only a 1 tenth of 1% chance of being on the jury..

1 day for 6 months. Oh well.

 

[RUinPinehurst]

Suck it up, princess. Serve. TIA. LOL.

 

[Rhuarc]

Last time I went, I got picked to serve on a murder trial. It was a pretty awesome experience and was real eye opening to me. Typical Trenton murder case. Lasted about 4 weeks, 3 days a week. Got called in October but got out of it with a note from my school district because I had do mandatory trainings that week.

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Suck it up, princess. Serve. TIA. LOL.

Thanks for the idea -- now I'm gonna wear fatigues. Who's gonna pick me to be on a jury in that attire, I ask you? ;-)

 

[RutgersRaRa]

I just got called for that in January and as I live 15mins north and retired I wanted to go. They only called 100 of the 7500 summoned and since I wasn't 1 of them I'm excused for 3 years. Most of those 100 get off too. They told me I had only a 1 tenth of 1% chance of being on the jury..

1 day for 6 months. Oh well.

Thanks for your experience. If I wasn't a Rutgers fan I would say that a less-than-1% chance of something happening would be good news, but in reality it means that I will be on the world's most intricate, convoluted, extended-case jury trial, and won't even get a book deal out of it.

 

[RUinPinehurst]

Thanks for the idea -- now I'm gonna wear fatigues. Who's gonna pick me to be on a jury in that attire, I ask you? ;-)

You can do it, if you believe.... LOL

 

[DHajekRC84]

Thanks for your experience. If I wasn't a Rutgers fan I would say that a less-than-1% chance of something happening would be good news, but in reality it means that I will be on the world's most intricate, convoluted, extended-case jury trial, and won't even get a book deal out of it.

Hey you are not only a 1 percenter, but a point 1 percenter 😁

 

[RutgersRaRa]

I went to federal court in Newark once . Sat there all day .

And to think of all the down-dogs you could've been doing. Tsk tsk.

 

[RutgersRaRa]

You can do it, if you believe.... LOL

I'm just gonna keep chopping while hoping I'm not recruited. Unless I get some nice NIL money, then I'll run point in that jury room. But, I digress.

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Hey you are not only a 1 percenter, but a point 1 percenter 😁

Due to the law of averages, and Rutgers being the universe's repository for cosmological balance via reverting to the mean, I will see you after the trial, the mistrial, the re-trail, and the acquittal on appeal.

 

[BABYBULL24]

Grand Jurors actually have some crazy powers - they can question witnesses and actually conduct their own investigation.

 

[Salvi's Headband]

About 10 years ago called for State Grand Jury in Trenton which is once a week for a year. Mind you I live 2 hours from Trenton my Dad was sick at the time and didn't have to serve but it can really be an inconvenience for some people or maybe even a hardship. They should have Pro Jurors like some private law firms employ and pay them a decent wage. You could have a pool of Diverse Pro Jurors the State could pick from and would satisfy "A Jury of your Peers"...

Pathetic post

 

[DHajekRC84]

Grand Jurors actually have some crazy powers - they can question witnesses and actually conduct their own investigation.

some of the reasons I really wanted to be picked. It's a shame there are probably half the people that got picked while someone wanting to serve didn't. They should implement a voluntary standby pool of the willing. Or just start by asking from the 7500 who wants to do it. They could still offer some sort of random selection and a process to insure diversity or whatever make-up they want. Guess that requires a change of governmental thought process.