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Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief
Plus mileage for ONE WAY! They pay to bring you to the courthouse but not home again. My wife was a juror on a murder trial last year and got paid $250 total. Being that she stays at home and my job is flexible that was good for us...but I can see how that can create difficulties for some. And nowadays, they don't accept financial hardship as an excuse except in rare cases.
Still it's a great thing that we have and we do all have an obligation to support it, IMHO.
And yes, my wife put a Raiders fan away for life.
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I had to sit in the courtroom for three days for jury selection and finally they called my name for a ****ING alternate juror. I almost threw up on the ****ing judge.