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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
wow, that's a huge time commitment. I could never do that with my job, I don't think. My employer would not allow that.
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By law they're supposed to allow it. But when I was summoned the judge did give people the opportunity to explain their situation in cases where serving would create too much of a problem. For example, one guy was the owner and basically the only full time employee of his business. The judge excused him because it would have really hurt his business to be away from it one day every week. Another example would be someone who travels for work, etc. In my case I knew my job is flexible enough to figure out a way to deal with it, and we have. This jury includes a guy who owns a real estate business, a doctor, as well as a pretty diverse group of white and blue collar professions, and a couple of older retired people.