Depends on the case. The one time I've been called I was dismissed before noon. The trial was done that afternoon.

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Oct 15, 2021
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When selected for jury duty, whats the typical time commitment? When I was on a jury decades ago, it was a 2+ weeks

Hank Rearden Truly Addicted User

10/15/21 12:44pm

My two times were both 2-3 days. Totally depends on the trial.

Setpoint

10/15/21 12:46pm

I’ve always got booted during jury selection because I am too opinionated

cheezedawg

10/15/21 12:50pm

I thought Id get the same. The opposite happened and I was eventually voted as jury foreman.

Hank Rearden

10/15/21 12:55pm

When I did the OJ case, it was like months and months. Judge Ito was a real

macdizzle

10/15/21 12:53pm

Somewhere between 1 day and 10 months

Nikomedes

10/15/21 12:54pm

Depends on the case. The one time I've been called I was dismissed before noon. The trial was done that afternoon.

John Doe

10/15/21 1:02pm

Yep. I was called to be an alternate on the McCluskey murder case at Utah.

bigbossbyu

10/15/21 1:20pm

They told us up front that it would be 5 days. The opening summary of the trial

Kauai

10/15/21 1:27pm

Jurors always love judges for some reason. Even the really really bad ones. That's why you always try to avoid even the

vegasnative

10/15/21 1:29pm

The constant squabbling and one-upmanship from the attorneys makes the

Kauai

10/15/21 1:35pm

haha well if they were bickering in front of you then they are doing it wrong lol. I wouldn't do that in from of the

vegasnative

10/15/21 1:56pm

Been around a long time, never been called on.

Florwood

10/15/21 1:30pm

It really depends on the case. I’ve had murder trials take 5 months or two days.

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