Jury Duty

Lorne Malvo

Hi all,

I got a summons to attend jury dury but it was mailed to an old address.

I received it at short notice and jury service is required in about one weeks time.

Will there be any visable excuses to be exempt.

Has anyone on here an experience with this?

Are the courts enforcing penalties also?

the.red.baron

why ask here, why not ask the contact on the letter? or even go to the link online they sent, explain the situation and no doubt you will be excused

probably 75% of people dont turn up

Lorne Malvo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918747#Comment_121918747

why comment if you cannot contribute to the discussion?

the.red.baron

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918760#Comment_121918760

that was a fine contribution

Trampas

What’s your reason for not doing it?

the.red.baron

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918775#Comment_121918775

the short notice

Trampas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918781#Comment_121918781

When did it arrive? How did you find out about it? Was it just posted other day or weeks ago and just found out now?

the.red.baron

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918788#Comment_121918788

presume the latter, like they give you plenty of notice for obvious reasons

gipi

It was mailed to the address where you are registered to vote. Did you update your details on the electoral register?

Trampas

If only sent a few days you could say it’s to late to arrange it be fine but if plenty of notice it’s not their fault if you don’t live there anymore and the people who do didn’t inform you

OrangeBadger

Just throw letter in the fire, it wasn't signed for, zero proof you got it

the.red.baron

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918797#Comment_121918797

obviously not

Oscar_Madison

Phone them - explain you know it’s your duty but letter has just arrived or brought to your attention - they’ll understand and excuse you on this occasion

endainoz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918760#Comment_121918760

Because that's the treatment you get on the legal forum. Loads of questions shot towards you in quick succession and for a finish everything is actually your own fault for being an idiot that doesn't understand the legal system. It's the most patronising forum in all of boards.

Jury duty is quite easy to avoid if you have a decent excuse. It happened me a few years back and as it turned out it was due to start when I was flying out for a holiday, ended up being selected and had the boarding pass printed in my hand, was excused when I explained the situation. Other ways to avoid it can be conflict of interest depending on what the case is. If you know one of the guards involved in the trial for example.

Lorne Malvo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918805#Comment_121918805

yeah..havn't heard of anyone ever getting fined for a no-show.

OrangeBadger

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121918927#Comment_121918927

Prove I got the letter, I have loved at multiple address both in Ireland and abroad, so where was it sent?

_Sephiroth_Crescent_

I was called in a long while ago. Court staff were flat out ringing all the no shows even though their was about 50 of us that turned up. We were all in the court room. They started going through the motions of selecting and so many had excuses. Anything at all and the judge let them go really. One person just said he recognised the man. So I wasn't surprised then their was so many of us called in.

It was a trial for driving a defective car, causing death. When I saw the guy saying not guilty and heard the gist of the story and we were gonna be seeing pictures etc, I didn't actually want to be there then. It's very serious/important job. I'd never done anything like it. It was gonna take up to 4 days apparently.

I was very happy I wasn't picked.

Victor

"I have loved at multiple address" - too much information to be honest.

Calahonda52

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121921626#Comment_121921626

But was the poster loved?

John.G

I have just been called for Jury duty but don't really feel up to it as I am 78+, one of the "excusals" is age > 65, can I just use this?.

https://services.courts.ie/taking-action/jury-service/seeking-to-be-excused-from-jury-service

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122731069#Comment_122731069

https://services.courts.ie/taking-action/jury-service/seeking-to-be-excused-from-jury-service

Just had a read there - you can certainly ask to be excused if you are over 65. You will be excused.

I did not know that!

coylemj

The Juries Act 1976 said that people between the ages of 18 and 70 were eligible to serve on a jury. The upper age limit was removed by S. 54 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008….

54.— Section 6 of the Juries Act 1976 is amended by deleting “and under the age of 70 years”.

https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2008/act/14/section/54/enacted/en/html#sec54

An upper age limit of 65 years to serve on a coroner's jury was also removed in the same act.

28064212

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122733596#Comment_122733596

The removal of "and under the age of 70 years" means that people over the age of 70 can now be called for jury duty. However, after they're called, people over 65 have a right to be excused on request:

Juries Act 1976, Section 9 (1):

A county registrar shall excuse any person whom he has summoned as a juror under this Act if—

(a) that person is one of the persons specified in Part II of the First Schedule and informs the county registrar of his wish to be excused

From Part II of the First Schedule, as amended by Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008:

Persons aged sixty-five years or upwards

pajoguy

Currently on jury service and have just received an email stating my letter of attendance is available to download. There are no dates on the letter for days attended and the judge asked us to return tomorrow.

larrykinney

I got summoned for Jury Duty the other day, the last week of November. I'm going on holidays that week but I got this in reply: " acknowledge receipt of your Reply to Jury Summons which does not show sufficient grounds upon which you might be excused from Jury Service." I've been planning this holiday for six months, it seems kinda unfair. What happens if I just don't show up?

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122788375#Comment_122788375

Did you show that you had booked and paid for the holiday?

larrykinney

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122788383#Comment_122788383

No, I did everything online, if I showed them the e mail with my flight details, would that be enough?

Jim_Hodge

It usually is enough