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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both my H and I have had to defer jury duty. We were able to choose a specific date, though it has to be the same day of the week...so if you were called in on a Tuesday, your deferred date needs to be a Tuesday. I believe they say to plan up to 5 days for a jury. My H served on a jury for his last one and it was three days: the day he reported, then two full days for the trial.

More info here:
http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/jurors/petitjury/main.jsf[/quote]

Thank you. I can't find anything that says what time jurors can expect to go home each day. I'm trying to figure out if I will be done in time to pick up my children from camp. I assume the child care at the court is best avoided.[/quote]

Also, it says to show up at 8am. Does anyone know if that is just for the first day, or if it applies to each day of the trial? Is there any leeway in that arrival time?[/quote]

In the unlikely event you get on a jury (I'm 1 for 8) the reporting time can vary depending on what else the judge has going on but generally they begin at 9AM.  But it takes time to get through security so 9AM really means arriving 15 minutes before that.

The one trial I was on were were out at 4 every day if I recall correctly and 4 is also the latest I've had to wait around to find out if I got on a jury but most days you get released earlier.  But as I understand it if the jury is deliberating they can be held later if the judge has reason to believe they are close to reaching their verdicts.[/quote]

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