jury summons

[4formickey]

My wife just receive a summons for federal jury duty. We will be on the Magic when she suppose to report for service. This trip was planned and paid for last year and I was wondering will she have a hard time having them change the dates? If they do not change the date will she get in trouble. I know that the federal courts are a lot different than the local ones?

 

[cwf1028]

I'm sure if she shows your paperwork she should have no trouble being rescheduled. I know they are very flexible with one change. If she comes up with a problem with the second date, that may be another issue.

 

[NCRedding]

I agree with the poster above. You can apply for a deferment until a later date.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

She should have no problems at all. My BF had jury duty this winter during a bad storm and did not want to risk driving. He called and explained and they told him he was all set.

 

[AnnMorin]

As long as you have not done it once before in that year. You can even request what date you would like.

 

[missinshadow]

I was summoned for federal jury duty last year. Got the paperwork from the courts and the date to report. I called like I was supposed to a couple of days before and they said I was not needed. Maybe they won't need you.

 

[4formickey]

She is on a 2 week stand by call

 

[trishamg]

Same thing happened to me. I faxed over a request for postponment and they granted me my request. My federal jury duty was for August and my cruise is at the end of this month but I was granted a postponement and reschuduled for jury duty in October.

 

[vikingfans]

I was called to jury duty when I was supposed to be on vacation too. I told them that where I was going and that my trip was already paid for and they just rescheduled me.

 

[kristen821]

in illinois if you call and say you can't make it they will reschedule you in about 6 months. You will receive another summons. I had to reschedule twice in one year. the first time i was due to have my daughter around the date i was scheduled to report to jury duty and i called to let them know and it was no problem. 6 months later i don't remember the reason but i couldn't make it again they told me they would send another summons in 6 months and it was no problem.

 

[sstucush]

I read this post yesterday. I'm forty years old and have never been called for jury duty. Well guess what.........my husband just asked me if I had seen my jury summons which arrived in yesterdays mail! And it's during our upcoming cruise! I'm so glad I read this post or I would have been extremely worried.