Sample Letter for Employee Requesting Release from Jury Duty because of Financial Hardship
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Eligibility. In terms of the Jury Amendment Act 2010, you may have 'good cause' to be excused if: jury service would cause undue hardship or serious inconvenience to you or your family. you have a disability that makes you unsuitable or incapable of effectively serving as a juror, without reasonable accommodation.
GET A NOTE FROM A SPECIALIST. POSTPONE IT. TELL THEM YOU'RE A FULL-TIME STUDENT. CRY HARDSHIP. DATE SOMEONE IN PRISON. SAY "I DON'T BELIEVE IN DRACONIAN DRUG LAWS." "I DON'T TRUST POLICEMEN2026" "I DEAL WITH THESE KINDS OF PEOPLE ALL THE TIME."
If this is a particularly difficult time for you to attend, because of your employment, business, schooling, or personal circumstances, you can, by a request in writing, ask to have your jury duty postponed to a later date. These requests should only be made in cases of serious hardship.
When writing your or your employee's jury duty excuse letter, you must include basic information like the juror number, date, and your mailing address. You also need to include the clerk's information. Include detailed information about why you or your employee needs to be excused from serving jury duty.
I have received your letter of DATE summoning me to jury duty on DATES. Although I am honored by the privilege, I respectfully request that I be excused from jury duty. My employer will be unable to pay me during my absence for jury duty. This will severely affect my financial position.
Extreme Financial Hardship. Full-Time Student Status. Surgery/Medical Reasons. Being Elderly. Being Too Opinionated. Mental/Emotional Instability. Relation to the Case/Conflict of Interest. Line of Work.