"Bob Noel" wrote in message
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"Matt W. Barrow" wrote:

hmmm, not many people get excused from jury duty in taxachusetts.
I sure didn't get excused.

He meant "being empanelled" (?), which is actually sitting on a jury.
Typically, 50-100 people get called for jury DUTY, but only 12 plus 3
reserves actually sit on a jury.

I knew what he meant. I've been called to jury duty 4 times in
taxachusetts.
The first time was when I was self-employed. It didn't get me excused
from
hearing the case, a 5 day trial. The self-employed get screwed since
taxachusetts expects employers to pay employees for the first three days,
and then taxachusetts pays some tiny amount for the remainder.


When I was in Colorado, you'd get $7.50 for mileage, regardless of how far
you have to travel. An employer will pay your regular rate for 1-3 days of
jury duty, but if you're a contractor or self-employed, you're SOL.

I didn't get called for 20 years since I stopped registering to vote (1988).
I don't know how they do it in Wyoming.

My wife was called four times in the last 14 years, but never got past the
initial questioning since her brother is a former cop. All jury duty summons
were for criminal court, never civil court.

At least in Colorado, if you're not empanelled by about the middle of the
first day, you go home and don't have to come back.


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Matt Barrow
Performance Homes, LLC.
Cheyenne, WY