Posted on 04/21/2015 2:24:03 PM PDT by ThethoughtsofGreg
Last week, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts showed up for jury duty in Montgomery County to serve his patriotic duty. He may not have been assigned to a case, but he still showed up.
While there’s probably a good argument for exempting Supreme Court Justices from serving jury duty, there are plenty of states that have been overzealous in offering exemptions. Many states exempt elected officials, police officers and doctors, but some states take it much further. Hawaii and a handful of other states even exempt dentists and clergy members. Dentists and clergy members don’t quite fit the “emergency services” category that usually justifies an exemption. A couple of states, like Maine, even exempt veterinarians from service.
A large number of states offer a financial hardship exemption which can be applied widely depending on interpretation. The financial hardship exemption, while understandable, can remove many potential jurors from consideration. Virginia and others also provide exemptions for small business owners and managers. No doubt jury duty service can be a complication for small businesses with fewer staff to cover for their colleagues, but with a few tweaks in the law, sole proprietors can still be represented on juries without much of the difficulty.
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... Maryland (MoCo ping)
You know... I have to say I am impressed. You know he could have had someone in his office make a call to the court and have him removed immediately. He showed up, parked in that g*d awful parking lot, and went to do his civic duty.
I can't believe traitor Roberts isn't heckled everywhere he goes.
Now if he was only as diligent about supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States.
John Roberts, doing his Freak State duty.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
I think it is very sad to see how many people do what they can to get out of jury duty. It’s understandable for someone who will not be paid if he misses work, but I have known of quite a few salaried individuals who have worked to get out of jury duty.
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