General Chat

Anyone else ever done it???? I have been summoned for 3rd Jan and looking forward to it!!! Karen

Yes I did it once and got a sore bum, the seats were very uncomfortable. lol But it was interesting all the same.

Okay...... Tip No 1...... wear comfy undies!!! LOL Karen

hi karen,because of my job,i am exempt...but i have been a witness more times than i can remember...enjoy the experience :o) bryan.

Yes Karen did it once and sat on two cases (I was unlucky and got picked to stay for the full 10 days) really interesting but boaring while waiting, take a good book had reasonably nice food there though. Just don't fall asleep during it. Norah

Thanks Norah!!! Have already been advised to take a good book!!! Luckily i just discovered sudoku!!!! Hope its interesting and i get on the jury!!! Karen

Karen my hubby handed me a book at the last moment and I felt a bit silly when I opened it and found it to be The Run Away Jury Norah

Oh Good for you!!! I have heard it can be boring Norah!!! I'm just worried that it may be someone i recognise and i wont be allowed to do it!! Karen

Don't worry they won't let you get away that quickly. I sat on a murder case and then when it was finished the usher said she needed some more for a gbh case and guess who was picked, but I really found it interesting bit dissapointed in all the barresters I thought they would be like on tv be very smart and clever but they were quite the opposite, in fact some of us had trouble keeping awake! don't tell anyone Norah

No. :-) Joy

Lucky you, I have always wanted to do jury service. Ken xx

Yes Karen I have done it twice and got picked both times. Funnily enough even though you are sat there doing nothing just listening it is very tiring and taxing. You tend to want to drop of to sleep later in the day but know that you have to stay alert so you make sure you hear alll the evidence. I found it very interesting but was totally exausted at the end of both the trials. By the way we found one Guilty and the other Not Guilty. You drink lots of coffee while deciding in the Jury Room well we did lol. Hope you enjoy it and that you don't get too longer case Regards Jackie

Hi Karen SNAP!!! I've also been summoned for January 3rd - in the London area. Never done it either before - but am looking foreward to it. What area have you been called to??? Liz

LOL Elizabeth I'm in Newcastle!!! Hope you are lookinhg forward to it as much as i am!!! Karen Tempted to shout...'OFF WITH HIS HEAD!!!!' ooooooops!!! LOL

Hi Karen I am looking forward to it - and my hubby thinks everyone should be found Guilty!! One thing - it gets me out of some night shifts - thats if I'm needed (fingers crossed) Liz

Hey Karen and Elizabeth remember to bow from the waist to the Judge or you get find Norah

Hi, My hubby got called about 18 months or 2 yrs ago and beacause of his job he was exempt. I did it once, turned up and my aunt who I hadnt seen for about 2 yrs was on the same jury as me, but because she knew the accused she was taken off and went onto another one.. mine was very borring!! Debs x

Jean, My hubby is in the forces and so is exempt for that reason, didnt realise how many people are still exempt from it. Debs x

Hi Jean, Must admit I did check and was also surprised to read that police and people who worked for them could be called, imagine if you had knicked him/her in the past!! Debs x

Yes I was called for Jury service......I got a phone call saying not to turn up but I should phone a number the following day..............advised that all the jurors need not turn up at all.....It was Easter week and may be there were no cases....