Ever selected for Jury Service?

lassassinblanc wrote: I still don't get why you can't just opt in/out of this if you want to.

irishmufc wrote: lassassinblanc wrote: I still don't get why you can't just opt in/out of this if you want to. What if everybody that's eligible for jury service decided to do that?  An individual has the right to be judged by a jury of their peers under Irish law and it's your civic duty to do it if selected (unless you have valid reasons to be excused).

lassassinblanc wrote: irishmufc wrote: lassassinblanc wrote: I still don't get why you can't just opt in/out of this if you want to. What if everybody that's eligible for jury service decided to do that?  An individual has the right to be judged by a jury of their peers under Irish law and it's your civic duty to do it if selected (unless you have valid reasons to be excused).    I get the legality/civic duty of it of course I do, also there is the possibility you'd only get people who only want to either just have a few days off work or lads who are let's be honest just nosy. I just think you'd just have the choice of whether you want to do it or not. I'll point out I'd actually love to do it (not for any of the above reasons btw).  I actually got called just after lockdown ended but didn't feel comfortable going as I hadn't been fully vaccinated yet and didn't want to potentially expose my and my household to covid (which was obviously a valid reason).

Edited by irishmufc - 27 Apr 2022 at 5:54pm

seanyshuffler wrote: The wheels of criminal justice would never spin again if people could opt in/out.

I'll definitely do it if I was called and was around. Id be happy for a few weeks off work and do something different, see how it works etc

There is an opt out scheme.  Don’t register to vote and you cant be called for jury duty - names are picked from the electoral register. 

What a joke. Went on day 1, sat on my arse from 9am until midday before being added to 30 person jury panel for a murder trial. 2 o'clock comes and we're brought into the court room where the judge explained the case and then 16 names were drawn at random (12 jurors plus 4 subs). I wasn't one so myself and the other 13 were sent back to the waiting area and told to go home for the rest of the day. Day 2 I turn up at 10am as told, waited until 12 o'clock again where I was told I was being added to another jury panel. Told then we'd be going into the court room at 3pm. at 2:55pm we're called over to the reception desk and told the judge has postponed the trial for 12 months, we can go home and are discharged from jury duty. FFS two days wasted sitting on my arse.

t_rAndy wrote: Sitting on hole with free coffee and a newspaper/smart phone to keep you entertained with ideally with a bit of eye candy around ya, it beats working, at least for a few days.

feck all totty, just crusty auld public sector workers caught for jury duty.

colemanY2K wrote: What a joke. Went on day 1, sat on my arse from 9am until midday before being added to 30 person jury panel for a murder trial. 2 o'clock comes and we're brought into the court room where the judge explained the case and then 16 names were drawn at random (12 jurors plus 4 subs). I wasn't one so myself and the other 13 were sent back to the waiting area and told to go home for the rest of the day. Day 2 I turn up at 10am as told, waited until 12 o'clock again where I was told I was being added to another jury panel. Told then we'd be going into the court room at 3pm. at 2:55pm we're called over to the reception desk and told the judge has postponed the trial for 12 months, we can go home and are discharged from jury duty. FFS two days wasted sitting on my arse.