jury duty summons during a cruise HELP Please

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

It’s entirely accurate.

Collectively, yes, the jury pool system works best when everyone across all (eligible) demographics participates.

But the OP’s husband’s presence - him, specifically - will not “make or break“ whatever trial he would have been assigned to but for this cruise.

Guess it's all up to what your perception is. A person's exact viewpoint, opinion, feelings, and interpretation of what happened, etc all go into what makes up a jury.

At least in my area just because you fill out the eligibility questionnaire (which is your first step here), just because you're available it doesn't mean you will be summoned to go through jury selection because they have different trials, not to mention you may be selected but not needed if it never actually gets to a trial, but a rescheduling of jury service could put a kink in a particular trial when they are looking for representation. From our questionnaire: "If you are deemed qualified to serve as a juror AND you are summoned to serve, your answers will also be provided for restricted use to the attorneys assigned to the case to assist them during jury selection."

I live in the most populous county in my state so chances are there's representation more readily available though they are strict in that you can be fined and be in contempt of court for failure to do XYZ, little room for exemptions AND you can only reschedule once. But I can only imagine in less populated areas if someone thought they weren't critical for any trial how those juries end up. Even if my demographics match enough in my County I'm still an individual who isn't the exact same as someone who has the same demographics as me.

I wasn't saying the OP shouldn't feel like they can't go on their cruise (they would need to check with their particular area), that doesn't mean their husband may not be actually needed for the trial. But again guess it's all up to what your perception is. Totally didn't mean to start a philosophical discussion lol. Don't mean to go back and forth either

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[ludari]

I too once had a jury duty notice a week before a was planning on departing for a cruise. In my jurisdiction I am instructed to call in every evening to determine if I have to report in the following morning. I decided to take my chances and of course I get called in on the last day (Friday). When I arrived at the courthouse they gave anyone the option to postpone so I just requested a later date which was not a problem.