Called for Jury Service

Larbre34

I remember the one and only time I was called for jury service, it was this time of year.

My name wasn't called all week and on the last day of selection in the CCJ, just before the panel was about to be discharged, I was called with a group totalling about 20 to go for selection in front of Paul Carney. A few parents claimed no minders for the kids' mid-term and were discharged, but by the time he got to me he was in a right mood so I said nothing and next thing I know I'm Number 8 on a murder trial jury.

It'll go on for about 3 weeks says Carney. It lasted 9.

Still, I got my lifetime exemption after that. One and done.

Oscar_Madison

Yeah, judges estimates are only estimates- recently did jury duty- estimate was 3 days trial and ended up being over 2 weeks.

Depending on the court, if you’re not picked on day 1 you must return if asked - this could go on for 2 weeks of turning up daily, not picked, return the following day- it would be most unfortunate to be picked on day 5 of week 2 for a long trial - it happens but it’s unfortunate. Getting picked day 1 for a short trial tends to be most people’s wish as you know exactly where you stand then- the uncertainty of trial duration or continually turning up and not getting picked can be a right pain

EveryoneKnowsNobodyCares

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120231878#Comment_120231878

Hey, when you got called to the CCJ for jury service, did you get the summons from a county's court service or was it some body? I'm wondering for things like murder, rape, etc in the Central Criminal Court, wouldn't they have a nationally empanelled jury rather than just jurors selected from the locality?

Spear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120266878#Comment_120266878

I got a jury service summons about a year ago, it was for the Criminal Courts, and was issued by the county level registrar for Dublin.

In a past case where I was selected for service, it was all locals.

TaurenDruid

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120266878#Comment_120266878

Nope. The CCJ is Dublin juries. They're hardly going to get someone to commute up from Cork or Sligo every morning or shell out for a hotel in Dublin for a week, just to see if they're empannelled. Plus, Dublin has a population of 1.5 million. Chances of knowing someone involved in a case are fairly small.

EveryoneKnowsNobodyCares

That makes sense alright. I'd wondered how they did it if a criminal trial got "centralised"/"nationalised" to the capital, would the jurors be drawn from all over the country accordingly. Thanks

snowgal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120237054#Comment_120237054

Wow! I’m going this week and was just reading up on jury service, did it years ago but can’t remember it all! I wasn’t called after a few days anyway. Mine is local court so would never last anything like 9 weeks, but out of interest, was that every weekday for 9 weeks? Did it vary, f did yee all eat together etc during the time?