Do you have a car, btw, or will you need a ride?

At this point, it looks like I'll need a ride.

GODDAMN FUCKING SONOFABITCH!!!

I just got a notice for jury duty. On May 3rd. While it probably won't amount to anything more than a day of boredom, (1) I can't take a chance that I won't get chosen, so I don't dare make any reservation for the F2F and (2) I was already supposed to be almost a week into my road trip at that point. I can reschedule the road trip, but there's no way I can do the F2F (flying down and back for just the weekend is not really an option - it kinda had to be part of my road trip).

FUCK!

Call and say you're out of town that week? It's worked for me in the past, but I was in uni so that might have counted for more than a vacation would.

In Massachusetts, you can delay jury duty for up to a year without giving a reason. There should be something in your summons about it.

Call and say you're out of town that week? It's worked for me in the past, but I was in uni so that might have counted for more than a vacation would.

Not on the list of legitimate disqualifiers for MA (hell, not having means to get to the court house isn't a legitimate disqualifier unless you're disabled - I got lucky with the locations the last few times this happened when I didn't have a car). I think uni might count as living elsewhere for the right amount of time.

Usually I don't mind this civic duty stuff, but this is the third time I've had to do this (and they tried to get me for a fourth, but I had been within 3 years).

In Massachusetts, you can delay jury duty for up to a year without giving a reason. There should be something in your summons about it.

I didn't see that. I'll have to look at the material more closely. Thanks Jon, I was just kind of flabbergasted and hadn't really looked in depth.

Also, I don't know if this might be different because it's the superior court rather than the district one.

I almost missed the first F2F, because I was in the jury pool for the trial of a man accused of traveling across the country and killing someone he met on the Internet.

He pled guilty before the jury selection was finished.

I hope you can get it rescheduled Frank.

Yikes, Tom. I've only been on one jury. Thankfully it was a very funny civil case and not an icky murder case. A friend was on a murder case and she had nightmares for a long time. Only been called twice in 27 years in Florida. They must have a big pool or something.

Call and try to reschedule, Frank. I'd really love to see you there, and I'm generally inclined to go this year.

This is Part 2 of the Jury Pamplet for Massachusetts, see Postpone section [link] -- which basically says what Jon B. said. More resources here [link] .