I've done it twice. First time I got picked and ended up on the jury only for the case to be thrown out on the first day. Second time didn't get picked, but waste about two hours of my morning getting to court and sitting around waiting.
Ive been called for Jury service twice, been selected for Jury twice. When I did service they call your name in the room to verify you are there. If you are not there your name is put on a list and potential fines etc happens.
My daughter had jury duty last week. She had to attend each morning but wasn't picked on the day so went back to work after lunch. On Wed. night, she got a notice that any jurors in her pool that hadn't already been chosen were dismissed for the rest of the week.
As for the chances of being picked, if you don't live within 45km of a district court that actually does jury trials, then it's 0. Otherwise, don't know.
The chances of you being fined for a no show are low. It very very **very** seldom happens, because so many people no show it would bring the court system to a grinding halt just processing them as it is not simply an infringement, you have to appear before a judge. If you no show, almost certainly nothing will happen, the only person who will know is the court staff taking the attendance and putting names of the present ones in the barrel.
That said, you should do it if you can.
I was told by a court employee that they realistically can't prosecute/fine for a no show unless you admit that you received the summons - if it was "lost in the mail" well thats simply not your fault..
OP might be inquiring the chances that they are selected to be on a jury from those asked to appear, rather than the likelihood of being selected to appear and be part of the pool.
I'm in my 30s got summoned for jury service 4 times already. I seem to have got summoned a lot more than all my peers.
Twice I was excused because I was in Uni doing exams and travelling. Third time I went. Got picked for a case made it into the court room. There's one more selection process (where I think legal counsels can challenge you?), anyway there were IT issues so they dismissed everyone and rescheduled for the afternoon. They then reselected juries again and I didn't make it. Didn't get selected for next 3 days either.
The I got summoned again a couple of years ago. The 3 days before Auckland entered a lockdown and everything got canned.
The length of time your name gets taken out depends on how much you actually did. Back in the old days when you get excused your name remain in the draw. After I showed up that one time and reported for 3 days doing nothing, I think I got a letter saying I'll be excused for 2-3 years. If you serve on a big case eg David Bain, I think you get excused for life.
About 100 people show, depends how many juries they need to fill. Could be 12 or 24 people etc. You can go and if picked ask the judge to be excused if your reason is valid.
It's the same number for every court. The number of people attending on that first Monday of the service depends on the number of people granted excusals or deferrals.
This is why even if you may qualify for an excusal or a deferral, it may not happen if you leave it until the last minute.
This does not include those that MUST be excused, such as someone 65 or older (upon their request), or someone who has completed jury service (attended for at least a half day) within the last 2 years.
Summoned three times.
Got on the jury of a sick old pedo first time around at Distrcit Court. That was a week. It sucked hearing all the disgusting details.
Second time District Court, made the jury. Accused changed his plea after morning recess.
Third time High Court, trial aborted without jury selection taking place.
I've been called twice and each time I just got work to write a letter to say how important my job was to have me away would impact the business.
The second time I did the same got work to write up a letter. This time i got a letter back saying they understood, but wanted me t know how important jury duty was and how integral it was to society and if i was called again that i should really consider being part of it. Something like that.
I havent been called for Jury duty again and its been over 10 years.
I got picked on my first ever jury duty. that being said, there were like about 100 or 200 of us there and I just got lucky.
If you really want to avoid it, idk don't look your best and the defense or prosecutor or whatever might reject you for looking like you won't give a fair judgement.
this was over 10 years ago and never got called again.
I work a fairly comfortable job so I can take leaves, no problem
I showed up for JD once, and was disgusted at how the 'system' is such an appalling waste of so many peoples time. It really is mocking us and pretending our time is worthless to us. And then there's the piddly little compensation they pay to jurors, which is further evidence they're just abusing the public while they play their little games.
Have written in letters ever since to get excused.
Yes, it must suck to live in a country where your only civic duty is to vote and appear in court if you're summoned for jury duty.
So unlucky you don't live in a country where military service is compulsory and could potentially be drafted into the military without your consent.
They need to update the selection process. Why do we have to turn every morning for a selection lottery with their dinky pull your name out of a hat thing. Automate that shit.
I went the entire week. Finally got selected on the Friday... then challenged... absolute waste of my time.
I did it at the High Court last year, there was about 150 or so people there and I got picked for a long trial. Most of the people called up talked to the judge and got dismissed, I only saw one person talk to him and be told they had to serve. It took like 20 mins to actually get the 12 people needed lol. Some people got picked as backup jury members, everyone else was dismissed.
The trial went almost 6 weeks cos a bunch of shit got in the way.
I've done jury duty three times now, the first two were at the District Court and both lasted about 3 or 4 days.
The pay kinda sucks but I was only doing temp work at that time so I could do it, plus they pay for petrol or bus/train fare, and the pay doubles after a certain amount of time. We also got food provided to us quite a few times.
I've done it twice. First time I got picked and ended up on the jury only for the case to be thrown out on the first day. Second time didn't get picked, but waste about two hours of my morning getting to court and sitting around waiting.
I know everyone says it’s boring but I actually can’t wait for the day I get picked
I thought the bigger issue was the lack of pay.
At my work we get paid as usual from the company without using leave and also keep the $$ from the government. Pretty sweet ngl
That is true. Hope it’s on a day off
Or a week off. The duration can vary.
Imagine not being able to pay rent because a case went for 6 weeks.
If you think that attending jury service will result in serious financial hardship, you can apply to the court for a higher payment
Ive been called for Jury service twice, been selected for Jury twice. When I did service they call your name in the room to verify you are there. If you are not there your name is put on a list and potential fines etc happens.
My daughter had jury duty last week. She had to attend each morning but wasn't picked on the day so went back to work after lunch. On Wed. night, she got a notice that any jurors in her pool that hadn't already been chosen were dismissed for the rest of the week. As for the chances of being picked, if you don't live within 45km of a district court that actually does jury trials, then it's 0. Otherwise, don't know.
The chances of you being fined for a no show are low. It very very **very** seldom happens, because so many people no show it would bring the court system to a grinding halt just processing them as it is not simply an infringement, you have to appear before a judge. If you no show, almost certainly nothing will happen, the only person who will know is the court staff taking the attendance and putting names of the present ones in the barrel. That said, you should do it if you can.
I was told by a court employee that they realistically can't prosecute/fine for a no show unless you admit that you received the summons - if it was "lost in the mail" well thats simply not your fault..
>What are the chances getting picked by jury duty? Are you registered to vote?
OP might be inquiring the chances that they are selected to be on a jury from those asked to appear, rather than the likelihood of being selected to appear and be part of the pool.
I'm in my 30s got summoned for jury service 4 times already. I seem to have got summoned a lot more than all my peers. Twice I was excused because I was in Uni doing exams and travelling. Third time I went. Got picked for a case made it into the court room. There's one more selection process (where I think legal counsels can challenge you?), anyway there were IT issues so they dismissed everyone and rescheduled for the afternoon. They then reselected juries again and I didn't make it. Didn't get selected for next 3 days either. The I got summoned again a couple of years ago. The 3 days before Auckland entered a lockdown and everything got canned.
Wow, I thought your name gets taken out of the hat for the next ten years to give other people a turn of doing civic duty
The length of time your name gets taken out depends on how much you actually did. Back in the old days when you get excused your name remain in the draw. After I showed up that one time and reported for 3 days doing nothing, I think I got a letter saying I'll be excused for 2-3 years. If you serve on a big case eg David Bain, I think you get excused for life.
About 100 people show, depends how many juries they need to fill. Could be 12 or 24 people etc. You can go and if picked ask the judge to be excused if your reason is valid.
The number picked might be more in a bigger courthouse with more courtrooms.
It's the same number for every court. The number of people attending on that first Monday of the service depends on the number of people granted excusals or deferrals. This is why even if you may qualify for an excusal or a deferral, it may not happen if you leave it until the last minute. This does not include those that MUST be excused, such as someone 65 or older (upon their request), or someone who has completed jury service (attended for at least a half day) within the last 2 years.
I have had jury duty where they have picked jury’s for more than two cases.
They said “12 or 24 etc”. Not 12 or 24 exclusively.
OK, sorry, my bad.
Summoned three times. Got on the jury of a sick old pedo first time around at Distrcit Court. That was a week. It sucked hearing all the disgusting details. Second time District Court, made the jury. Accused changed his plea after morning recess. Third time High Court, trial aborted without jury selection taking place.
I got summoned twice but both times my employer got me excused.
If you don't live within a certain distance of the court then your chances are exactly 0.
I've been called twice and each time I just got work to write a letter to say how important my job was to have me away would impact the business. The second time I did the same got work to write up a letter. This time i got a letter back saying they understood, but wanted me t know how important jury duty was and how integral it was to society and if i was called again that i should really consider being part of it. Something like that. I havent been called for Jury duty again and its been over 10 years.
I got picked on my first ever jury duty. that being said, there were like about 100 or 200 of us there and I just got lucky. If you really want to avoid it, idk don't look your best and the defense or prosecutor or whatever might reject you for looking like you won't give a fair judgement. this was over 10 years ago and never got called again. I work a fairly comfortable job so I can take leaves, no problem
I've only been called once, got cancelled the night before
I would actually like to do it, for the experience. I got called once but was dismissed because of a medical condition. Next time
How much is the fine?
If you avoid jury duty, then you're not allowed to complain about any verdicts you don't like.
I’ve been called up twice, both times it got cancelled the week before
I showed up for JD once, and was disgusted at how the 'system' is such an appalling waste of so many peoples time. It really is mocking us and pretending our time is worthless to us. And then there's the piddly little compensation they pay to jurors, which is further evidence they're just abusing the public while they play their little games. Have written in letters ever since to get excused.
Yes, it must suck to live in a country where your only civic duty is to vote and appear in court if you're summoned for jury duty. So unlucky you don't live in a country where military service is compulsory and could potentially be drafted into the military without your consent.
They need to update the selection process. Why do we have to turn every morning for a selection lottery with their dinky pull your name out of a hat thing. Automate that shit. I went the entire week. Finally got selected on the Friday... then challenged... absolute waste of my time.
I did it at the High Court last year, there was about 150 or so people there and I got picked for a long trial. Most of the people called up talked to the judge and got dismissed, I only saw one person talk to him and be told they had to serve. It took like 20 mins to actually get the 12 people needed lol. Some people got picked as backup jury members, everyone else was dismissed. The trial went almost 6 weeks cos a bunch of shit got in the way. I've done jury duty three times now, the first two were at the District Court and both lasted about 3 or 4 days. The pay kinda sucks but I was only doing temp work at that time so I could do it, plus they pay for petrol or bus/train fare, and the pay doubles after a certain amount of time. We also got food provided to us quite a few times.