Edd
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Registered: 8th Nov 04
Location: Glasgow
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
do they just summon anyone?
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Originally posted by Edd
most of you mongs are ineligible for jury duty
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Jamie
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sam
my mrs was called, but she didny have to do it in the end as she works in a cat a prison
Bad Girls? 
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Edd
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
do they just summon anyone?
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Originally posted by Edd
most of you mongs are ineligible for jury duty
so how do you qualify?
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Edd
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Registered: 8th Nov 04
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you have to have no criminal record,have no interest in the case, and be capable of independant thought thats why most on here are ruled out
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
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You are eligible for jury service if:
You will be at least 18 years old, and under 70 years old, on the day that you start your jury service; and
You are registered as a parliamentary or local government elector; and
You have lived in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for any period of at least 5 years since you were 13 years old.
Most people qualify for Jury Service, but there are circumstances which may disqualify you. These are listed below. If you are unsure of whether any of these apply to you or not, please contact the Jury Central Summoning Bureau.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I wouldn't know till I was put in the situation if I would any good on a jury as its easy to say you would be impartial but you wont know till you are summoned and find out what case it is.
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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if you are pregnant you can get out of it too
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leeshez
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Registered: 3rd May 01
Location: Great Harwood, Lancashire
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I would like to have a go at this 
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Craig W
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Registered: 31st Oct 00
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Originally posted by Ian
I've never done it.
Mate in work got called in but for his they had asked 16 people and told the 4 most unsuitable to go home. They asked him a few a questions about stuff and he clearly gave inappropriate answers, as he was back in work later that day
The judge will only ask questions related to the case, for example if there is a long list of witnesses the judge may read out the names, and if you know anyone, you'll be excused from that particular case. All names are picked at random and no-one is deemed unsuitable as such.
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Craig W
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Registered: 31st Oct 00
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Originally posted by Haimsey
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Originally posted by Kerry
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Originally posted by Doug Corsa
Does everyone have to do it at some point?
not unless you have criminal record...
oh
what do you know...
ive never done it and im 28 
also if you get a letter from your place of work saying that you cannot be missed/have time off work/etc you can avoid it
The only time ive seen a judge excuse anyone from a particular case is if they have a booked holiday which is paid for, or extremem work difficulties. And this is only for cases which run on longer than the expected 2 weeks.
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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Anyone can be sent a summons letter. Like I said your reply to the summons is basically an application.
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Craig W
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Things have changed with regards to people in certain powers being able to do jury service. Police and barristers can do it now where-as before they couldn't. Even judges do jury service now.
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Craig W
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Registered: 31st Oct 00
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Also, no matter how much you earn, you're only entitled to a certain amount of money for your service. I think the maximum rate now is £58 a day. Bit of a kick in the teeth if you earn well.
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