My daughter is getting married and her bridesmaid has been called for Jury duty...what's best to do?

wotzgoingon · 17-09-2021 2:04am

I was called for Jury duty once and sent a letter that I wrote myself telling them I was mentally unwell and wouldn't have the mental capacity to sit through a court case.

einn32 · 17-09-2021 2:23am

Should be fine I'd say.

SouthWesterly · 17-09-2021 7:45am

Contact the court clerk and tell them the reason she can't attend and they will excuse her

JimmyVik · 17-09-2021 7:56am

I got out of Jury duty for attending a wedding.

Seriously, they will have plenty of other people there for jury duty.

They know a bridesmaid cant really get out of a wedding. It will be fine.

Just contact whoever it says to contact and have your wedding invitation if they ask, but they probably wont even ask.

lisasimpson · 17-09-2021 8:02am

Is the bridemaid down on your daughters green folder as witness? If so get a copy of it as proof and should be no problem at alll

Samuri Suicide · 17-09-2021 8:11am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117901816#Comment_117901816

OGrumble, you should stick to the legal / HR / grumble threads.....(attempted) humour definitely ain't your thing.

GreeBo · 17-09-2021 8:21am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117901409#Comment_117901409

Hmm, yunno with a bit of fine tuning and some comic timing, this could be turned into a joke!

😐️

Fandymo · 17-09-2021 9:39am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058209142/my-daughter-is-getting-married-and-her-bridesmaid-has-been-called-for-jury-duty-whats-best-to-do

She should do her civic duty. She isn't an integral part of the wedding.

Immortal Starlight · 17-09-2021 10:15am

Just ask the doctor for a letter saying she’s sick and that’ll be the end of it. My doctor does this for anyone that needs it no problem.

Mister Vain · 17-09-2021 10:25am

It shouldn't be a problem. I was called for jury duty which clashed with a holiday I had booked and had no issue getting out of it.

Larbre34 · 17-09-2021 2:53pm

Depends on the humour the Judge is in. I was selected for a jury about 5 years ago, and during the selection the first three parents that said "mid term next week Judge, I've no one to mind the kids" were fine and were dismissed, but the fourth and firth weren't so lucky because there weren't many jurors left and the Judge's obligation was to fill them. That trial went on for 7 weeks.

My advice would be to shred the letter and never think about it again. The Courts Service have no actual clue where people live, they just send them to last known address from the voters register, when many have moved on and not updated yet. In reality they never hear back from between 30 and 40% of juror summonses and they absolutely do not have the resources to chase those thousands up.

boardlady · 17-09-2021 4:17pm

I work in the industry and it is really easy to be excused. Just tell her write a letter giving all the details, dates etc. They don't want people serving on juries who would be so anxious to get out of it that they will make up convoluted excuses! I'm sure the letter will suffice. Tell her to get the letter off asap and not to worry about it after that. And to enjoy the wedding!

Stone Deaf 4evr · 17-09-2021 4:50pm

As the old phrase goes 'I wouldnt want my fate in court decided by anyone who was too dumb to get out of jury duty'.

BBOC · 17-09-2021 8:15pm

Lisasimpson: she is on that document and I never thought of that so thank you very much for mentioning it.

Sorry my quote doesn't seem to work.

Thanks to everybody else and also for the laughs.

Gregor Samsa · 17-09-2021 8:20pm

Turn up at the court with a black hood and a noose screaming “GUILTY!!! GUILTY!!!” at everyone.

padd b1975 · 18-09-2021 12:37am

https://youtu.be/94zkBGm1IoU

Something like this maybe?

My daughter is getting married and her bridesmaid has been called for Jury duty...what's best to do?

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