Jury duty In CA…

For about ten years I received a jury summons each year, and the process was the following: I called on the day indicated after 5:00 pm, entered my juror number and the recording told me whether or not to appear the following morning. If I wasn’t needed, I had to call at 11:00 am the next day to see if I was needed that afternoon. If not, I was excused and had satisfied my commitment. I wasn’t called since 2019, but now I received a summons and I’m committed to check in every day for a week ! What tf happened ? Is this how it’s done in other states ?

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bowman81 · M

We call in the night before. If we are needed in the pool we report the next day. We are obligated for one day or one trial. Whichever takes the longest. If we are not selected on the first day our obligation is done. If we are selected for a trial we are done when the trial is finished. I don't remember if we are done for one or two years.

bijouxbroussard · F

@bowman81 That’s exactly how it’s always been here, but apparently the process has changed in the last couple of years.