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You may ask to be exempt from jury service if you: Are an elected official who is being asked to serve during the legislative session. Are a judge. Are a practicing physician or dentist. Are active duty military or armed forces personnel and deployed out-of-state.
For example, you may be excused if you have caregiving responsibilities and there is no one who can take your place. You may also ask to be excused because of a disability or medical condition.
The process of selecting a jury is known as voir dire. During voir dire, a panel of people will be questioned by both sides about their background, beliefs, and biases. The jury will be selected from this larger panel.
If you have received a jury summons in the mail, you are obligated to report for jury service. The dates and times for reporting to jury duty are updated regularly.
If you ignore a jury duty summons for a hearing at a state court, the court may receive a Failure to Appear Notice or a Delinquency Notice from the jury commissioner. The court may treat the matter as a contempt of court and schedule what's called a "show cause hearing" or otherwise follow state law on the matter.
If you have a Hawaii state driver's license and/or are registered to vote in Hawaii, expect to be mailed a questionnaire. Once received, you will have 10 days to complete and return it to the Jury Pool Office, in the envelope provided. Failure to do so may result in penalization.
The judge and attorneys ask the potential jurors questions, general or related to the specific case before them, to determine their suitability to serve on the jury. This process is called voir dire, which typically results in some prospective jurors being excused, based on their answers, from serving in that trial.