Sentences with phrase «jury summons»

Whether you received a jury summons, a traffic ticket or an order to pay child support, you'll be working with the clerk's office.

If you've received a jury summons, you can check your juror status or request a postponement or excusal through our Jury Application System (JAS)-- just click on Juror Information.

How does the jury summons process work?

I recieved a jury summons a little while ago.

When responding to your jury summons, you must explain why serving on a jury would cause you to suffer an «undue hardship.»

A person with a disenfranchised perspective on civic participation is a lot more likely to ignore a jury summons.

Normally, seeing the jury summons from the county clerk's office causes one of two reactions: a groan that comes from knowing jury duty is a hassle and disruption in an already overbooked life; resolute acceptance tinged with civic pride because you will be serving as a part of a fair and just judicial system.

My students were ecstatic to see that small jury summons postcard.

Onondaga County Court Judge Thomas J. Miller got a jury summons this week — for a trial that he'll be presiding over.

All of those methods of compiling lists of potential jurors lead to sending far too many jury summonses to white, prosperous suburbanites.

In other words, if 7 % of a court district's presumably jury - eligible population is African - American men, then 7 % of jury summonses need to reach African - American men, so that (one would hope) around 7 % of jurors in fact turn out to be African - American men.

Many jury summonses allow potential jurors to exclude themselves if they have transportation challenges, or if they would suffer a financial hardship if required to serve (few employers in lower - income communities will pay an employee who doesn't show up for work due to jury duty), or if they are physically disabled.

I missed two jury summonses and have been issued an order to appear to explain.

Several times a year, not enough people show up at the municipal court in response to jury summonses to provide a jury pool large enough to conduct a trial on a day where someone facing criminal charges must be tried or have their charges dismissed on speedy trial grounds.

Served statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.

Not exact matches

At the Old Bailey, the jury heard how Andrew Soper was summoned for questioning in 2011 from Rome, accused of historical sex abuse in the 1970s and 80s.

In October I received a summons to jury duty in federal court.

40 - year - old Amanda Chandler was recently summoned to jury duty in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

In a moment of courtroom levity, Caproni announced at the conclusion of Thursday's deliberations that a juror had sent a note informing the court that she had been summoned to serve jury duty in another courthouse on Thursday, even as she served her seventh week on the Percoco trial jury.

TROY — Andrea Smyth, the Democratic candidate for Rensselaer County executive, opened a letter Thursday most people dread — a jury duty summons.

Smyth's summons for jury duty occurs at the start of the final week of campaigning before the Nov. 7 election.

Questions in the off - topic portion of the Q&A included the role of Mayor de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and her having City staff, Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos» criticism of de Blasio's involvement in recent senate elections, whether de Blasio supports a tax on grocery bags, an update on the recent change in NYPD practice on marijuana possession, why the average person should care about conditions on Rikers Island (an on - topic question, but posed during this off - topic portion of the press conference), whether de Blasio is troubled by Al Sharpton's tax troubles, what the expected executive action President Obama on immigration will mean for the City, an update on the City's municipal ID program, preparations for a rally being organized by Al Sharpton upon the completion of the Ferguson grand jury, a possible mail - in response for marijuana summonses and whether mayor supports regulating costumed characters in Times Square.

In 1993 the Bronx County Clerk tried to have Heastie held in contempt for ignoring his jury duty summonses for more than two years.

When protests began following the grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer that was arresting Eric Garner when he died, arrests decreased more than 20 percent and summonses decreased more than 30 percent.

Mike Jarboe, an editor at the Times Union, was summoned to jury duty in Albany County and listened as other prospective jurors were questioned by Acting State Supreme Court Justice Dan Lamont in a drug trial.

The Postdoctoral Scholar shall provide the University with a copy of the summons to serve on jury duty prior to the date (s) on which such service is expected.

Yesterday, I was summoned for jury duty.

After sitting in Federal Court, I have completely different appreciation for the law and lawyers and while no one loves being summoned for Jury Duty, it really was quite the learning experience.

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This lesson truly became relatable when I was summoned for Jury Duty.

Have you ever been summoned for jury duty?

If you've planned and paid for a vacation which overlaps with jury dates — and have receipts to show the court — you can say bon voyage to your summons.

Thus, lawyers from the public defender service have been asking judges to allow them to examine court data on jury pools — and this month, D.C. Superior Court Judge Boasberg ruled that the defense is entitled to information about how jurors are identified and summoned.

A great trait for an expert to have is to use analogies that summon up pictures for a jury, e.g. «It was the size of a soccer ball» or «It weighed as much as a 5 pound bag of sugar.»

(Times Union, Murder suspect summoned for jury pool)

In Bonneville County, Idaho, for instance, the jury commissioner said that while she typically summons 400 people for a two - week term of service, she has lately had to «pop it up to 500» because of rising numbers of economic hardship claims.

1) Question: I've been summoned for jury duty in Chicago next Monday, but I'm really busy preparing for my first State of the Union speech to Congress, not to mention a meet - and - greet with the Los Angeles Lakers at the White House.

For the majority of offences, no permission from the CPS or equivalent is needed and so the first step is usually an application to a magistrates» court to issue a summons or warrant which, if granted, begins the proceedings culminating in a trial either in the magistrates court, or in an appropriate case before a jury in the crown court.

Many of us dread receiving a mail summons to jury duty: not only are we expected to juggle around our schedule, make...

If you are the subject of an investigation, or have been summoned before a grand jury, the Strom Law Firm, LLC can investigate the potential charges against you and advise you on the best course of action to take during the investigation.

The files displayed here show the original, tattered, handwritten papers, among them an array of petitions, affidavits, depositions, summonses, motions, jury instructions, and evidentiary documents, all documenting these petitioners» fights for freedom.

That sounds fine on its face, but the fact is that when I worked in St. Paul, that jury - summoning process did not lead to juries that reflected the diversity in the community.

In May 2007, the then - prospective juror, Shawn Flynn, received a summons to jury duty that identified the names of the parties and cautioned, «Do not seek out evidence regarding this case.»

The next time you're summoned for jury duty; dress accordingly.

If you're summoned for jury duty in Florida keep your thoughts on your civic responsibilities and leave your personal electronics at home.

Is this because of the JURY DUTY Summons that I ignored?

Then, in a dramatic twist, Brennan called for any New Jersey citizen currently serving on a grand jury to exercise their legal right to summon him to testify before them and indict the governor.

If evidence of being issued a summons were introduced it would inflame the passions of the jury and prevent the jury from rationally reaching a verdict.

1) Question: I received a summons to serve on a jury, but I don't want to do it.

But he also noted that courts are not powerless to make orders against non-parties, and routinely do so (e.g. subpoenas to witnesses, summonses for jury duty, and garnishing orders).