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	Paid vacation from work!
	A few weeks back I received word that I'd been summoned to serve as a juror. Today I didn't need to go in as I wasn't selected.. but when I got home from work this afternoon? Those magic words came on the line when I called in... and I am to report to the court house tomorrow. Good: I get a paid vacation from work! (Yes, it's only $17.50/day or whatever but $EMPLOYER compensates for jury duty days) Bad: There is no bad. Disturbing: I'm quite possibly going to take part in a jury. A jury is supposedly composed of somebody's peers. Wait, they actually think I'm somebody's *PEER?* Tags: civic_duty, vacation, work Current Location: Z'ha'dum Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: Aqua Teen Hunger Force

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	From: frostyw	Date: March 27th, 2007 01:36 am (UTC)		(Link)

...you had to call twice? I guess you don't have the "One Day, One Trial" system in Illinois. Hopefully it's a short case!

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	From: feren	Date: March 27th, 2007 01:39 am (UTC)		(Link)

Apparently there's a "Morning Juror" and "Afternoon Juror" pool and we have to call in at 12 noon and 4:30 PM each day to see if we've been selected for one or both.

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	From: asetwoman	Date: March 30th, 2007 09:16 pm (UTC)		(Link)

There is such a system according to the jury summons I just got, but I am in a different county in IL.

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From: (Anonymous)	Date: March 27th, 2007 11:12 am (UTC)		(Link)
Payday

$EMPLOYER pays you in full for the day. Therefore you get what the court pays you, and what $EMPLOYER pays you for a ~~normal~~ day. I do know that from experience last summer.

Shanedoll

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	From: ben_mouse	Date: March 27th, 2007 03:22 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Hmm. What if it turns out to be a case like Manson's or O.J.'s? You could be away for months!

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	From: feren	Date: March 27th, 2007 04:44 pm (UTC)		(Link)

What if it turns out to be a case like Manson's or O.J.'s? You could be away for months!

Then I'd have months of vacation from work!

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	From: yotogi	Date: March 27th, 2007 05:05 pm (UTC)		(Link)

You need to go in there and start the interview by screaming "Peers?! HOW DARE YOU!"

In as screechy and high-pitched a voice as you can manage.

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	From: tarinfirepelt	Date: March 27th, 2007 10:25 pm (UTC)		(Link)

There must have been a mistake after one of your gin binges. they heard you were a good pee'er and must have typoed it in the report somewhere.

Tarin grins as he gets peered at?

OK he stops. He cant take the peer pressure.

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