[Jobs] OT: Jury duty

Thu May 10 21:02:42 CDT 2007

Yes they do. Then you go in and they have you sitting in a room awaiting the
next phase which is the jury selection in the court room. The attorneys from
both sides ask you a lot of questions and talk about the case at hand. Then
they will randomly ask you some questions about your opinion. If you lean
towards a strong side then you probably will be eliminated from the trial
and are free to go. Others who are not so one sided or neutral could remain
on the jury pool. In Texas, I was chosen and when I called them and asked if
I could serve on the jury even though I was blind, the clerk said, just send
in the paper work and say you have a disability. She never answered the
question about whether I could serve or not. She just kept saying please
send in your paperwork with the proper information. I never sent it in
hoping I would get called again but I have never been served again. I say go
for it and enjoy the process. I think it would be a great learning
experience. Remember that Justice is Blind. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Albert Yoo
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:52 PM
To: jobs at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty

Does a person gets chosen randomly for jury duty? Albert How does jury duty
work? Albert

>From: "Sharon Sutlic" <slsutlic at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: Jobs for the Blind <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
>Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:31:49 -0400
>
>Hi Liz, Several blind and visually impaired persons you may know have 
>served on jury duty and felt it was a meaningful and worthwhile 
>experience.
>Everyone I know who has served asked ahead of time for accomodation and 
>received all the help they needed.  I'll  write privately to send their 
>names.  You may wish to contact them for their first hand experience.
>Sharon Sutlic
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Liz Bottner" <lizb at udel.edu>
>To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:14 PM
>Subject: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
>
>
> > Hi all:
> >
> > This might be a strange question and perhaps off topic, but I'm
>wondering
> > if
> > any of you who on this list have had to serve jury duty.  I have 
> > been picked to serve come June, and I'm not exactly sure how to go 
> > about doing it.
>I
> > was originally asked to serve in April, but I had school during the
>time,
> > and so was able to get out of it as I would have been missing class.  
>I'm
> > not trying to get out of it, (I would love to serve if it's 
> > possible),
>I'm
> > just concerned about transportation to and from, the fact that I've
>never
> > been in the courthouse before, and the fact that I really wouldn't 
> > feel comfortable being thrown in there like that not knowing 
> > anything beforehand.
> > I could take Paratransit, but I'm not guaranteed I could get there 
> > at 8:30, when it says to be there, unless I scheduled my pickup time 
> > for 6:30 or
>so
> > because Paratransit is just so unreliable.  Also, what would happen 
> > if
>I'm
> > late?  I'm guessing they'd just send me straight home, but I would 
> > be stuck at the courthouse anyway since I wouldn't be able to 
> > guarantee when I would get there and Paratransit couldn't just take 
> > me back home again.  Not to mention that would be a total waste of 
> > money.  I also wouldn't be able
>to
> > give Paratransit a time to pick me up, because I wouldn't know when 
> > they would dismiss me, (I might have to stay the whole time, and I'm 
> > not sure when that would end, but there would also be the chance 
> > that they
>wouldn't
> > want me to serve on the jury panel once I get there, and I obviously 
> > wouldn't know that *until* I got there).  In that, I could 
> > theoretically be stuck at the courthouse for who knows how long.  I 
> > don't want to depend
>on
> > someone to give me a ride there, because that just isn't feasible.  
> > I guess I could take a cab, but that's another expense that sighted 
> > people don't usually have to make.
> >
> > I did write a letter explaining all of this and the fact that I 
> > would
>need
> > accommodations, (which I am attaching), and I received a letter back 
> > telling me that I needed to call a number to request "assistance or 
> > other auxiliary services" I think it was--I myself didn't read the 
> > letter--and so basically I get to explain everything all over again.  
> > Yay!  I'm just so entirely thrilled! Ok, enough with the sarcasm.  I 
> > just didn't know if any of you on list had been in a similar 
> > situation before and, if so, what you did
>about
> > resolving it.  I really wouldn't mind serving, but if it's going to
>cause
> > more stress and headache than anything else, what then?  I'm sorry 
> > for
>my
> > perhaps off topic post, and thanks for letting me slightly vent.  It
>just
> > frustrates me when I explain myself what I thought was thoroughly 
> > the first time and have to turn around and do it again.  I don't 
> > mind educating,
>but
> > reeducating is what frustrates me in some situations.
> >
> > Thanks, take care, and feel free to write me privately so as not to 
> > clutter the list.
> >
> > Liz
> >
> > Email: lizb at udel.edu Visit my Live Journal:
> > http://unsilenceddream.livejournal.com
> >
> >
>
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