yes i have been on one in 2019 civil case over a ski hill it was 3 weeks long very boring worst 3 weeks of life they wanted 7 million and got 4.5 million

Selected on a ticket to a female truck driver for some violations years ago , the state cop that ticketed her everyone including me lied to get selected because we all knew this arse of a state cop . She was found innocent of all charges, she may have been guilty but the SP’s character decided the case lol that was 40 years ago have been called twice more and not selected

Called for duty at County level 3 separate times but never seated. Probably my charming disposition !

Served in US District court for a week long Civil case involving a table saw injury. A far more positive experience than at a local County level !

My wife was seated on a local Murder trial. They convicted !

She later served on a rape trial at local level. They acquitted !

Been on it three different years after seeing the mentality of some of the jurors that if you sue someone you got give them money. I sure increase my insurance on my farms and vehicles.

Been called 3 times

never picked

I was twice, but got bumped both times because each case involved insurance companies. I was an insurance agent at the time.
I was asked if I would be prejudice in a case involving an insurance company? I said it depended on the case. I was dismissed.

Served many times/

i was once but i got let go cause i said i dont trust cops,that was a long time ago,but i am now on call again untill march 8th,not sure if i wanna be called up or not

Yes as well as made foreman, 2 day trial, drunk driver with a long record, we found him guilty after a 4 hour talk, one of the best experiences of my life !!
Never have been interested in the paying aspect of the argument, seeing it as my duty to the country's judicial aspect, would recommend every one give it a go, you might be surprised at what you learn, if you can get away from having the pay aspect control your decision !!

After being on a jury, I came to see why DAs want to resolve cases by plea bargaining. Get what you can, because many in the jury pool are nuts. Those folks on that jury I was on had watched too much Discovery ID….they wanted to overthink the most obvious of evidence. I can see now how OJ walked…

So was I on a murder Trial. Ritchie County. Then again on a Child Molesting case in Kanawha County. That idiot thought he could play the Race card and get it thrown out.

I was about 10 years ago. Repeat felon beat his girlfriend while driving at 55 mph. She jumped out. He stopped and proceeded to kick her. She had multiple fractures on the face. A broken jaw, lacerated organs. She survived. He got 13 years 8 of it he had to serve. He's already out. I think he's up to 15 felonies now. California loves it's criminals.
We never got to see her until after we convinced him. Every man's head turned as she walked to the stand. How in the world does a loser like that get a woman like that.

I have had to appear twice. First time was an OWI. DA asked if anyone had regular contact with law enforcement. I raised my hand along with several other people. He called on me and asked the circumstance. I said I worked with LE regularly with my job as a paramedic. I also mentioned that my oldest son is a cop. I got dismissed from that trial.

A few years ago, I got picked for the jury on a civil trial. A woman was suing the school district. Her husband was traveling home from work on his motorcycle. The driver of a school bus made a left turn in front of him. He impacted the bus and died of his injuries. She was suing for 9.9 million dollars. There was a lot of discussion by economists hired by both sides as to the value of him as a person. The school district's economist actually gave a higher value than the wife's economist. He gave a value of 1.265 million dollars. When both sides rested their cases, the judge instructed us to go to the jury room, elect a jury foreman and deliberate. The seven women on the jury looked at me. One of them said " He said foreman, you're the man. You're it". It was tough. There were no bad people in this case. The man had five children. The bus driver was absolutely devasted by what had happened. No amount of money was going to bring him back. We decided 9.9 million felt like a money grab. We agreed on 1.265 million. One member didn't want to even give that much. After it was all over, the judge came back to talk to us. Someone asked the judge if the school district tried to settle instead of going to trial. He stated that the school district had offered 2 million dollars. That was devastating !!. The man only made $50,000 a year. The wife had thrown away 16 years of his wages and then still had to pay the lawyers. It was tough sleeping during the trial. It was tougher afterwards.

I'm glad I did it but I'd be fine if I never do it again.

Been on one and glad I was. Lasted 2 days and resulted in a meth cooker and thief going to prison for 12 years. In that trial I learned it is ok for a cop to lie to you. I honestly didn’t know that and I sure don’t like that.Had to convince one woman that a quart of iodine from the farm store wasn’t for cuts and scratches. It didn’t take long to find him guilty but the woman jury foreman didn’t want to return the verdict before lunch so she could get a free lunch. I was afraid I might be brought up on murder charges over that.

I’m glad I helped get that loser off our streets for several years. I saw he was back from prison and was caught again for the same thing, this time should be his last as he will probably die of old age in prison.

On the other hand a employee of my son just completed being on a jury and was glad he helped a guy get found not guilty. He said the guy was being railroaded by a scorned woman and the legal system.

Both these instances show that a person can make a difference by being on a jury. I don’t understand all the people that are so proud about getting out of jury duty, sad comment about society.

Got called 20 years ago, found out it was for a kidnapping/sexual assault case. They asked if anyone has any immediate reason to be dismissed. I raised my hand and told them that a few years ago my fiance was kidnapped and murdered in a very high profile case that received national press coverage. The lawyers both looked shocked and the defense attorney immediately asked for me to be excused. The judge repeatedly apologized,as well as both attorneys, and the judge instantly excused me. I've never been called for jury duty since, which is fine with me. I could go the rest of my days without ever seeing the inside of another courthouse.