Jury service
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Topic: Jury service
Posted By: baalamb
Subject: Jury service
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:44pm
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Can anyone tell me the exact process they use to determine this 'random' draw for jury service?!
I swear it is not random, and I swear I'm on their top list of people to call on.  I was sent a letter when I was pregnant, again when Ashlee was about 8 or so weeks old, and one again last week! I think I've had at least 3 before I was pregnant too. I've managed to get out of all of them so far. DH laughs because he's been summonsed ONCE. It's just not me, I don't ever want to do it if I can help it.
It drives me crazy. This seriously cannot be random, can it?! Do people who study law get to learn how they do it? I really want to know just how it's generated. TIA! |
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:48pm
| From what I know its the electoral roll (and of course some people are exempt due to their work being conflict of interests or too important to leave blah blah blah), but maybe because you've got out of it so many times they keep putting you at the top. After all, it's our 'civic duty' etc etc to do it. I've been called up twice, both time while I was pregnant so haven't been able to do it. |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:56pm
| If they keep putting me at the top, then it's not really random, is it? That's my point really. I don't know how it can be random if I'm just unlucky and get called almost every year since I've been on the electoral roll. Maybe it's just pure coincidence, but I'm having a hard time believing that LOL! |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:58pm
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My mum used to get called up really often too!
She used to call it her bi-annual summons. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 10:36pm
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I have been called up 4 times, including on my 21st birthday!!! I was NOT happy!
Yet other people including my DH have NEVER been called up, he laughs when I receive yet "another" jury service letter! I am not so sure how random it is either  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 12:12am
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Ive been called up 3 times the 3rd time I got excused as I was in the 3rd trimester of my pregnancy. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 7:48am
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You're lucky, they didnt wanna let me off for that! I sent a letter from my LMC saying that I was 36 weeks preg and got one back stating that I was still required to go - they got a very strongly worded one in reply. Never heard back. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: LizzyJ
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:24am
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i got summonsed when sarah was 6 weeks old, they have given me an exemption for 12 months, just sent in her birth certificate and explained how the other jurors and trial people might not like me brest feeding during the trial! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:52am
Oh suck! 
I know what you mean about how it doesnt feel "random" - I wonder about it too! I have been called up 4 times as well - my Dad is DYING to be called up - but has never been! I rang after I got my 4th one and said since I wasnt able to do the other ones does that mean I go to the top of the list etc - they swore black and blue that I wasnt and that it didnt work like that. Tui - yeah right!  ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:07am
| Yeah, I seriously considered ringing and asking the same thing when I got this one! My dad used to be called up ALL THE TIME. He managed to get off most of them, but ended up going to one that he wasn't excused from, and then not 2 years later, he got called again! That one, he got out of because you don't have to do it again within 2 years. Seriously though, the electoral roll is HUGE. Why me?!?!?! Hahaha. Hope I've given them a good enough excuse this time. |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:09am
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Grrr so frustrating isnt it!
Fingers are crossed for you chick! ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:16am
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I've been called 3 times too. I sat on a jury once (it was a rape case
DH has only been called once. -------------  
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:20am
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Ive been called once, however I was in my third trimester so wangled my way out of it.
They sent a letter to say I was exempt for the next twelve months. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 12:44pm
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I have been called about about 5 times since 2003, I think all of them were in the first two of those years. Been very quiet lately so maybe they do back off after a while. (btw I have always been exempted) -------------  |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 12:48pm
| I've been called up 5 times and I'm only 23, been on a jury once but have got out of the rest but thankfully I'm exempt for a little while. |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 01 September 2008 at 1:38pm
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Bump for the person who started the Jury thread :) ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 01 September 2008 at 1:54pm
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I've never been called. I'd love to do jury service (coz I'm so nosy lol!) but I'm not allowed as I work in the media. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 01 September 2008 at 2:25pm
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I was thinking about it, I don't think I would get called up here as the closest High Court is Palmy and they would have to put us up in a Motel for the entire time. And the closest district court is Wanganui and that would be the same as well as it is a 3 hour round trip (if you take the back roads). I want to stay here for a long as I can ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
.Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 01 September 2008 at 2:31pm
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LOL! I got excused!
And... "I advise that you are excused from further service until 15 September 2009." Just watch though, as soon as September '09 rocks around, I'm bound to be called again! |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 01 September 2008 at 3:00pm
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Poor Peachy! Look at your thread from a couple of weeks ago and now you have been called up AGAIN! That sux!
Yah you got off Kirst  ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |