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Is jury duty mandatory for all US citizens? (piefed.social)
submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by SilentStriker@piefed.social to c/AskUSA@discuss.online
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I mean, have you recieved a summons (letter) either from your municpality or another in which you're selected to be a juror. You show up to the courts and assigned a number along with being asked about occupation, status, etc. but is the probability even that high on becoming part of the 12 jurors? Is it a criminal offense for failing to appear?

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 9 hours ago

Even celebrity trials rarely take more than a few days. The case drags on for months, but the jury is only selected and seated for the very end. Such cases are extraordinarily rare.

The overwhelming majority of the time, jury duty means calling in the evenings to determine if you are needed the following day. Most of the time, the answer is "no".

The flip side of your right to a trial by a jury of your peers is a duty to judge as a peer of the defendant. It is extraordinarily selfish to deliberately avoid jury duty.