I was summoned to appear in court during my 2004 thru-hike. My husband called the phone number provided and explained my situation. I was exempt from my initial summons, but I did receive a second summons when I returned home. I will begin my jury duty on November 1st, but have to wonder how I can honestly represent my “peer” unless it is a fellow hiker and or animal of the woods. This will certainly make for an interesting
chapter in my transition process 
Ladybug
My JD summons arrived at my home about five days after I started my thru hike. No one was checking mail as all payments are on auto pay and we check accounts on the internet.
When I got home, sorted and opened mail and called with my explanation for missing the original date and was given a date to show up, also Nov 1. It turned out that I was assigned a Capital Offense case that needed a huge jury pool. I filled out a 35 page questioneer (occupation: distance hiker, employer: self, TV programs prefered: none, etc). I went in for periodically months, was seated in the box and was the first person excused by the defense. Of course, no reason was given.
What a transition! I felt so sorry that the (stupid) accused was in a cell while I was missing being out in the open myself. I wanted a simple life and here was civic duty at its most complex. It was all TOO much.
You have my heart felt wishes for a simple straight forward interesting case…is there such a thing?
…GottaWalk
Marcia
I always thought jury duty selection was a randon event, now I question it… I have been summoned 5x in my 13 years of eligibility… the most recent, 6 months AFTER I left Nevada and rec’d a new Driver’s License and voter registration in Michigan, I received notice for Clark County, NV…I always did think most Las Vegans were in teh sun too long…
Anyways, jury duty can be a royal pain, though it is part of our rights as Americans… I have never gotten to serve on a jury though, I am always thrown out during selection… one was a malpractice case, I was a medic, bad combo…out I went… another involved forensics, they surely didn’t want a molecular biologist in there who might be able to actually understand all that DNA crap, out I went… the other two I showed up, and they sent me home… maybe it was the newspaper under my arm?? god forbid an educated, news-conscious jury member…
And remember, Babmi was NOT innocent… glazed eyes with pupils dilated, funny walk and tripping on himself, if you looked REAL closely, you’d see those needle tracks in his legs… that was no hunter, that was Bambi who whacked his mom for the insurance money!!
hehehe forever demented and nuts,
:pimp
=xtn
airferret
Let’s face it, the law dogs want the dumbest and most gullible to serve as jurors.
How could they get those outrageous deciensions!
Justice be dammed!
Tybeepete