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Posted: Tue 01 May, 2007 19.52
by Sput
Can people not volunteer for it? I'm not at all surprised if the answer is no. I mean, how silly it would be that they could draw from a pool of people who WANT to help rather than randomly interrupting the life of someone who doesn't give a damn (like me!).
Posted: Tue 01 May, 2007 19.54
by GNiel
I would like that.
Unfortunately there is no such register (although what you are saying is kind of like being a JP), but in some countries they do (I think Mexico might be one).
Posted: Fri 04 May, 2007 09.49
by rob
Sput wrote:Can people not volunteer for it? I'm not at all surprised if the answer is no. I mean, how silly it would be that they could draw from a pool of people who WANT to help rather than randomly interrupting the life of someone who doesn't give a damn (like me!).
One of the jurors on the case I was on wanted to do another week (he hates his job), which surprised me.
Posted: Tue 08 May, 2007 20.57
by Col
I was called up for jury service in 2001, but I rang them back and told them I was a full-time student, it was during term and I had to commit myself to my studies, so I didn't have to do it.
Not sure what the trial was or what the outcome was, don't really care to be honest.
Posted: Wed 09 May, 2007 08.31
by rob
My mate started jury duty yesterday, he got sworn in at around 10am, and the case was dropped at 4. He's got to go back in tomorrow.
Posted: Wed 09 May, 2007 16.46
by Lorns
Interviewed a 50 something year wise bloke today and he's got his first ever Jury service coming up in a couple of weeks. He's not looking forward to it. Of course i didn't tell him i'd love to take his place for him. There's still hope for me yet if its taken over 30 years for him to be asked.
Posted: Wed 09 May, 2007 19.32
by Stuart*
I'm sure you can express an interest in doing Jury service (although not specifically volunteer). If you are keen Lorna perhaps you ought to contact HM Court Service in the new Ministry of Justice.
I had a friend who said he'd done that, but was only called once AFAIK. On the other hand I knew someone else who came up with an excuse not to do it once, and was then called up 3 times in as many years!
Posted: Wed 09 May, 2007 23.44
by Neil Jones
You are called for Jury Duty by virtue of the fact you're on the Electoral register. Therefore anybody can be called at any time as long as you're on the electoral role. If you're over 70 you can be excused but normally you have to serve (the fine AFAIK is £1000. It can be deferred once but has to be served within the following 12 months) unless you have exceptional circumstances such as:
Ineligible such as those involved in the judicary,clergy and mentally ill.
Disqualified such as those sentenced to more than five years, sentence within the last ten, probation in the last five, those on bail.
Excused such as age, MPs, Euro MPs, doctors nurses etc,
Plus if you've been on a jury in the last two years.
Also if called up for jury duty you cannot be fired from your job for it, this would be classed as unfair dismissal, though there are exceptions to this.
Posted: Thu 10 May, 2007 08.45
by rob
Forgot to mention this.
On my first day, we had to watch a DVD about jury duty, and it was presented by Sian Jones (ITV Newsreader)