Jury duty

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I did jury duty... it was a kidnapping and attempted murder trial...

It does not really affect aspie traits. If you ask questions, you write them down and nobody knows which question was yours... you aren't allowed to talk to anyone so you dont have to socialize with the other jurors... You spend lots of time waiting so bring a book or smart phone as suggested earlier.

However... I should say

Mentally... the case that I was on had a profound effect on my mental state... It took me a couple of months to get over the things that I saw and the things that I had to be a part of...

however, if I had the opportunity to do it again: I would!

All I remember is doing a lot of waiting, and then not being chosen.

Oh, I also remember being asked some questions by a lawyer when they were picking people. During the lawyer's explanation of the case I asked a question which it seemed like I wasn't supposed to ask, because after it the judge called the lawyers over and and then excused all of us back to the waiting room to be picked for other trials (but by the end of the day I hadn't been called again, so I got to go home).

So, maybe try asking a really obvious question that everyone else knows better than to ask!

Nowadays, I'm permanently off the list due to brain problems, like not being able to follow a 30 minute sit-com.

Here's an idea: Dress up like a goth when you go. You never see a goth on a jury, right? They'll dismiss you on first sight.

What was the process like to get off the list I sent the judge a note about my vision problems & got excused(I talked about the story in my previous post in this thread) but I'm not sure if I'm permanently removed or not. I'm sure I could get my GP to give a list of medical & psych reasons if I ever get called again


Or you can try bringing a baby who cries a lot with you & say you couldn't find or afford a sitter. My mom said she brought me when I was little & got out of it after a bit

I just called my doctor's office and they took care of it. Come to think of it, I actually don't know exactly what they did, beyond that they called me back and told me that I was on the "permanent" list.

I'm glad it was that simple. I'll try that if I ever get another summons.

My dad was picked for a grand jury when I was little. It was for a murder trial & we started getting these weird phone calls shortly after it started where we would get a call several times a day & the person wouldn't say anything & we also had this truck driving back & forth our street a lot very slowly. It quit when the trial ended; the guy was found guilty so my parents were afraid for a while. Another problem was that my dad is self-employed(works in construction) & there had been little work available for a while till around the time the trial started & there wasn't much work after the trial for a while either. My dad said he'll tell the story about the truck & phone calls if he ever gets another summons & say he cant be fair to to fear of his & family's safety

Wow, yeah -- and who would be able to concentrate during a trial and worry about that at the same time.

I'd like to do that but I don't have a diagnosis.

Just having to leave the house every day for who knows how long would bother me.

If it was a sequestered jury I don't even know what I'd do. I'd be extremely traumatized being forced out of my home away from my stuff and locked up somewhere against my will. For me it would be like getting sent away and locked up all over again like I was a couple of times as a teenager.

I had a summons for jury duty as well, it was not too bad. All I can say is show up on time when they say so * you will get into alot of trouble by not showing up *, and answer the questions to the best of you ability. * I think mine was a domestic abuse case, although I was not picked for jury. *

If you don't want to do it, just be honest and say you're on the Spectrum, and send in some paperwork to support that, if you have it. Then if they want you to come anyway, just act like your political views are either extreme Right or extreme Left, and you will not be picked. Be very strong-minded and absolute when they ask you any questions. They hate that, and will just tell you "thank you for your time... We'll call you back if we need you".

Charles

Thanks for all your replys, it doesnt sound that bad so I think i'm just going to go. i'm not going to act as if i'm disabled to get out of anything

i'll sit on the court steps and eat my brown paper bag lunch ever so casually. then return home

OH MY GODDESS that was f*****g hilarious.

That said, OP, join the club... or should I say the juror pool?

What made it even funnier was that I received the summons on February 14, so I told my friends that I had received two Valentines: one from my girlfriend and the other from the clerk of court.

I know this sounds cliche coming from a Wyoming resident, but if it ever happens again, two words: START. PACKING. If they were targeting your dad because he was a juror, then there's obvious reason to fear death or great bodily harm to yourself or your loved ones, which in all but a few states is legal justification for the use of deadly force in self-defense. It'd be even more so because he is a jury member; I'm sure the court would be less concerned about a juror having to shoot someone trying to kill them because they are on the jury, and more concerned that there is evidence of an outside party trying to influence the case by intimidating the jurors. Techincally you're supposed to be under protection of the local police forces, especially since it was a high-profile murder case with a grand jury.

One of my cousins is married to a cop so we'll talk to him if something like that were to ever happen again. I heard you cant get called for jury duty for so many years after you do a grand jury; I forget the time frame.
Has anyone besides Peter Griffin, Stan Smith & Steve Urkel ever been exited to get jury duty

I have never served as a juror though I have been called in to be a potential juror---they selected all the members before getting to me. I have often got the notices stating I might be called in for jury duty. I personally do not want to serve on jury duty. I submitted a paper to our courts stating two reasons I do not feel I should serve on jury duty---1. I have a bad leg that requires me to not sit for extended periods of time (blood clots), and 2. I have autism, and I feel it is difficult for me to keep my mind occupied on things I do not find interesting which could include a court case. I have never received notices for jury duty since.

One would think this is the case, but I tried that to get out of jury duty the first time I had to serve and I got selected.

ETA: Maybe I didn't take it far enough; I don't know.


The best way out is to lie if you can. Since I stink at lying, I don't doubt I could get selected to serve again.