Unlike the UK where every good and true man posts on PH "How do I get out of Jury Service as a powerfully built director of many companies I am far too important for it."

When lawyers were not allowed to serve on juries, I was called four times. Each time I wrote in pointing out that I could not lawfully serve on a jury. each time I received a pompous letter telling me that my request for a deferral had been accepted this time, but lecturing me on my civic duty (a duty which I wholeheartedly accept). I did not bother to reply pointing out that any jury with me on would (as thing stood then) be invalidly constituted.

Now that lawyers can serve on juries, I eagerly scan the post, keen to offer to the community at large my well honed lawyer skills in ****ing up other people's lives, but the call does not come.

Funny that.
I had 2 summonses whilst in the job, ( Before officers were allowed on juries).
Nothing now that I am willing and able...

My colleague who's been called three times said that one jury selected came back looking ashen and a few visibly upset last time he was called up. I know that people do horrible things to each other but I don't want to fill my head with all the details particularly.

My colleague didn't actually get selected for a jury last time. He just sat around for three days in the court then came back to work. He also said that women are generally much less lenient than men on juries and that on one jury several of his fellow jurors clearly didn't really understand what was going on and what they were supposed to do so the jury of twelve was effectively a jury of about seven or eight.

I got called for jury duty once and I can only say I hope I'm never wrongly accused of anything. When we were deciding the verdict, for about half the jury it was a case of how quick can we get this done I want to go home, don't worry we're only deciding if someone will get a criminal record or not, I'm sure it's not that important to the defendant.

Some even walked back into the court with their jackets on they were so eager to get off home. I felt ashamed for them.

+1

I had completly the opposite experience. The two cases that I sat on while doing jury service last year were taken with all seriousness by all the jurors and we were all anxious to see justice done.

I was somewhere hot and sandy when I got the call. I asked my OC, but he refused to let me go as I had to keep the streets of Basra safe instead .

If you are self employed, are you exempt?

I would have difficulty if called, even if there was sufficient compensation, since my (regular) customers rely on me being available to do their work, and might well be forced to go elsewhere - I already have great difficulty getting away for holidays!

which is where the vast majority of bhing comes from