Sentences with phrase «on jury duty»

Conflicts — Your local court system is not going to give you a pass on jury duty because of your planned vacation.

You can check on your jury duty, pay your ticket, check court records and more.

2) Question: I'm on jury duty now and I must say this is nothing like «Law & Order.»

She was on jury duty for five weeks, so Millspaugh arranged for a qualified long - term substitute to fill in, and the other second - grade teachers also helped out.

It is by turns moderately horrifying and wickedly funny, offering more nods and winks than a narcoleptic on jury duty.

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.

But when I was last on jury duty, the other members were comparing coupons from different casinos to see which ones gave the best rewards.

The local court system is reaching out to the community to help get more African Americans to serve on jury duty.

I asked Carlucci if he had informed anyone of his plan to leave early (all but one of his fellow freshmen were in the house; Tony Avella is on jury duty, I'm told, not on vacation, as I had originally reported).

Billy Wharton, a writer and activist who edits the Socialist WebZine, was on jury duty recently at the Bronx County Hall of Justice.

If you've got a problem with believing and acting based on what the evidence says then I suggest that you never go on jury duty.

After spending the morning on jury duty, I came home and changed to go running.

Not exact matches

Regardless, toasted CI corn muffins with a schmear of butter are perfect for a grab - and - go breakfast on the way to jury duty.

And she was able to postpone jury duty for herself on Thursday by citing her busy schedule.

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.

Detective Michael Milici, a 26 - year veteran assigned to the 66th Precinct in Brooklyn, had been put on modified duty and stripped of his badge and gun after refusing to answer federal grand jury questions.

He was put on desk duty after he took the Fifth Amendment in front of a grand jury.

But when it comes to doing his civic duty by serving on a jury, Heastie, now one of the most powerful politicians in the state, has been less than accountable, according to court records.

He has appeared for jury duty on several occasions,» Biche said.

The parking study was done on a very high volume day, one that drew extra visitors for both jury duty and Law Day.

Milici, a longtime community affairs officer in Borough Park, Brooklyn, was also placed on modified duty after invoking the Fifth Amendment in front of a federal grand jury, sources have said.

Detective Michael Milici was placed on modified duty after pleading the Fifth when questioned by a grand jury during the probe — a disciplinary move that Bratton said was «for the good of the department.»

Igoe's on - duty shooting of Alvarez ended with an Albany County grand jury determining the deputy's decision to shoot the unarmed man was justified.

I'm currently serving on Federal Court Jury Duty and am going on my second week this week.

I asked on Instagram if y ’ all would want a post on what I learned from my Jury Duty experience and the vast majority of y ’ all have responded yes!

Based on two earlier productions in the 1950's (one made for televison, the other for film), this remake of 12 Angry Men presents an even more colorful depiction of the responsibility of jury duty.

Gyllenhaal slipped back out, presumably back to his duties on the Cannes jury, but TWC promised to show the film in coming days privately.

When I was selected for jury duty, 20 years ago, I was the first peremptory challenge because I said that I would not take the word of the psychologist as expert testimony, but rather would consider the opinion of a man on the street as more valuable than that of a psychologist.

While I dreaded jury duty before going, now that I've been on a jury, I have to say it was a really interesting experience that I hope every able American can do at some point in their lives!

Other than being a flagrant straw man, a statement revealing next to no familiarity with how difficult it is to get recused from jury duty for grounds, nor what narrow and specific restrictions are placed on the process in even the most selective of courts.

On the other hand, an individual that wishes to get out of jury duty may purposely alter his or her profile so that an attorney will not select them.

Former President Barack Obama was dismissed from jury duty on Wednesday when he was selected for a jury panel that wasn't needed for a trial.

In that court, which accept volunteers for jury duty, citizens are actually volunteering to be on juries for the first time in years.

A Jury's Secret Power — Nullification With Jury Rights Day just around the corner on September 5, it is a good time to reflect upon a Jury's Duty.

The drawings and photographs Reed has collected range from literal to abstract, but all share a common denominator: They represent work done by actual jurors while on actual jury duty.

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

You, and thousands more like you, can protest «I can't take time off work», but the odds that such a plea will matter to the court is very low: you have a duty to serve on a jury, if called.

Like many of you in the past, I got called for jury duty in Fulton County today and even though I am an Injury Lawyer, and wrote this is large bold Allcaps on the form, I still got to hang around until 6 p.m. waiting to be cut by the lawyers trying the case.

It is perhaps unsurprising that there is a thread on «Wikihow» devoted to «How to Get Out of Jury Duty».

The defendant, who was convicted of first - degree murder and robbery, argued that a state law exempting women from jury duty on request violated his Sixth Amendment rights to an impartial jury.

«Mark Your Calendars: USC to Hold Conference on «Law & Memory» Main Proposed Amendments to Texas Civ Pro Rules Make Facebooking About Jury Duty a No - No»

Miller goes on to add some other activities which, in his view, constitute criminal contempt: obstructing persons officially connected with the court or its process, interference with persons under the special protective jurisdiction of the court, breach of duty by persons officially connected with the court or its process, forging, altering or abusing the process of the court, divulging the confidences of the jury room, preventing access by the public to courts of law, service of process in the precinct of the court, and disclosing the identity of witnesses.

If you can prove that serving on a jury would be an «undue hardship,» the state may agree to excuse you from jury duty at this time.

I would venture that for the average American citizen, the # 1 Google search pertaining to the word «jury» is «How do I get out of serving on a....» With the possible exception of being force - fed Brussels sprouts, I doubt there's anything the public unanimously despises as much as performing jury duty.

Search «jury duty» and «guilty» or «jury duty» and «innocent» on Twitter — you can see general comments on what people are saying when they are waiting to be chosen for jury duty or are on a jury.

I was called for jury duty but, although jury selection was still going on, I never returned to the courthouse after lunch.

The e-report article focuses on a recent New Hampshire Supreme Court decision, which upheld a conviction of a rapist, finding that he was not denied a fair trial where the jury foreman turned out to be a blogger who complained about having to «show up for jury duty to deal with the local riffraff.»

In the days before he was to report for jury duty, Vachon posted this on his blog: «Lucky me, I have jury duty!»

Bloggers are free to report on other trials, in which they're not jurors, but they shouldn't attempt to be both judge and witness when called for jury duty.

Bush steps on Roberts» installation at Big Bench Main Blawggers respond: Juror may blog jury duty, but not during trial»