Jury Duty

"Jerry Duty"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 04.17.2012

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It was an offer I couldn't refuse: Report to jury duty for a mob trial or wake up next to a horse's head. My wife, Sue, who wakes up every morning next to the other end of a horse, said it would be safer to do my civic duty than to end up on trial myself.

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TAKE THE POLL: 9-Year-Old Boy Gets Jury Duty

AP | Posted 03.20.2012

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YARMOUTH, Mass. -- Like many people who get summoned to jury duty, Jacob Clark didn't want to go. But unlike most people, he had a legitimate excuse ...

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A Problem With Jury Duty

Felice Picano | Posted 04.16.2012

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I was recently called to jury duty at a federal court in Los Angeles. Because it is a federal court for the Southern California District, I would have...

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Teacher Accused Of Faking Jury Summons To Skip School

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.19.2012

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Mona Lisa Tello, a 61-year-old former teacher at a Manhattan graphic arts public school, has been accused of faking a jury summons in order to get pai...

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Louisiana Supreme Court Sees Problems With the Confederate Flag, but Allows It to Wave for Now

Anna Arceneaux | Posted 11.09.2011

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In 1951, in response to the burgeoning civil rights movement, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, defiantly raised a Confederate flag outside the entrance to its courthouse. It flies there today.

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Dead Man Sought For Jury Duty For 5 Years

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

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GEORGETOWN, Mass. -- A Massachusetts man facing a criminal complaint for failing to appear for jury duty apparently had a good excuse. He's been dead...

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Robert De Niro: Cannes Jury Duty Like 'A Vacation'

AP | By JILL LAWLESS | Posted 07.11.2011

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CANNES, France -- Seeing, and judging, 20 movies in just over 10 days is not everyone's idea of a holiday. But not everyone is Robert De Niro. The Ac...

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Joe Biden Called For Jury Duty

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden may be the nation's vice president, but that doesn't mean he can avoid fulfilling his civic duty. Biden reported M...

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Amanda Lepore On Jury Duty

dnainfo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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No one can escape jury duty, not even downtown nightclub fixtures such as Amanda Lepore. Lepore, a transgendered performance artist and legendary fig...

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How I Got Out of Jury Duty... By Telling the Truth

Abe Forman-Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week I reported for jury duty at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles. Right after lunch, my name was called to sit in the jury box.

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Railton Loy Excused From Jury Duty For Being KKK Leader

South Bend Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Railton Loy was more than a little surprised recently when he found a summons in the mail ordering him to appear for jury duty. The Imperial Wizard o...

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Jurors' Financial Hardship Claims Rise As More Seek To Avoid Missing Work In Downturn

LA Times | Carol J. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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In this time of double-digit unemployment and shrinking benefits for those who do have jobs, courts are finding it more difficult to seat juries for t...

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Obama Skips Jury Duty In Chicago Suburbs

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — A White House official says President Barack Obama will be skipping jury duty after being summoned in Illinois. The administ...

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Jesus Christ Jury Duty: Dorothy Lola Killingworth Dumped From Jury Pool For Disruption

Posted 05.25.2011

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Court officials say a Birmingham woman who changed her name to Jesus Christ didn't live up to it when she reported for jury duty t...

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Call to Jury Duty Strikes New Fear In Time Of Recession

nytimes.com | JOHN SCHWARTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- One by one, jurors answered Judge Robert A. Rosenberg when he asked whether serving a trial of four to five weeks would be a ...

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My Jury Service to America

Paul Butler | Posted 05.25.2011

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If I get put on a jury in a non-violent drug case, I'll vote "not guilty," based on my principles -- even if I think the defendant actually did it.

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Neda and Tomorrow's Children

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 11.17.2011

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We are living in a world changing so rapidly, it's nearly impossible to keep up with shifts around the planet. This is the world our children, and their children, are inheriting.

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Douglas Maupin Jailed 83 Days For Skipping Jury Duty

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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McKINNEY, Texas — A man arrested for allegedly failing to appear for jury duty was released Saturday after spending 83 days in jail, a length of...

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Avoiding Jury Duty: How Not To Do It

TheSmokingGun.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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APRIL 30--There are probably better ways to avoid jury duty than the approach recently taken by a Montana man....

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Mr. T Reports For Jury Duty

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- One prospective juror who recently showed up for jury duty at Cook County Circuit Court spent hours of down time signing autographs an...

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"Law & Disorder"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

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I am proud and slightly flummoxed to say that I do not (as yet) have a criminal record. On the advice of my attorney, who is in jail, I can't say anything except that I am disappointed I recently wasn't chosen for jury duty.

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