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Discharge From Jury Service In Hennepin
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Hennepin
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So that you are available to go to court (if needed) on each business day during your two-week service period. However, you will only report to the Jury Office once your group number has been instructed to do so.
The length of jury service depends on the county in which a juror lives, but service cannot exceed four months. If you are summoned for service, you will become a member of a jury and take an oath before hearing the case.
Most jury trials last 3 - 7 days, but some may go longer. The trial judge will advise you of the length of the trial. If you are assigned to a case, you will be required to serve until the trial is completed. Generally, if you are not selected for a trial, your jury service will be completed in one day.
(a) All automatic excuses or disqualifications from jury service are eliminated except as provided in Rule 808. (2) they request to be excused because their service would be a continuing hardship to them or to members of the public and they are excused for this reason by the jury commissioner.
Please dress appropriately for court. Shorts, hats, halter or tank tops and jeans with tears are not acceptable courtroom attire. The courtrooms can be quite cool, so dress ingly. The U.S. District Court strives to make your time in the Jury Assembly Room as comfortable as possible.
Upon request, the Jury Clerk may grant postponement of jury service for the following: Persons with a health problem. Persons who are enrolled as a full-time student. You must provide an unofficial copy of your transcript. Persons with other extenuating circumstances.
Failure to appear before the Court or failure to show good cause for failing to report for jury service may result in a $1,000 fine, up to three days imprisonment, order to perform community service or any combination thereof.
The length of jury service depends on the county in which a juror lives, but service cannot exceed four months. If you are summoned for service, you will become a member of a jury and take an oath before hearing the case.
I would feel guilty ducking jury service absent illness, caretaking of another, death in the family, financial hardship, or a conflict with one's preexisting plans like a cruise. Absent personal illness, you would be expected to show up in response to the summons, then ask to be excused.
