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Pay For Jury Duty California In Contra Costa
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Contra Costa
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The Contra Costa Superior Court operates on a One Day/One Trial system. In order to minimize the number of jurors who must appear in person and avoid unnecessary inconvenience to the juror, the standby service process is used.
Reasons for Being Excused from Jury Service Medical reasons. Public necessity. Undue hardship. Dependent care. Student Status. Military conflict. Other reason deemed sufficient by the court.
Minor hardships or inconveniences to an employer are not legal reasons to be excused from jury service. However, you may request to be postponed to a more convenient time. If serving on jury duty will create an extreme financial hardship, visit the online Juror Portal to request an excuse.
When you are called, you'll report to the location specified at the time specified. You may then be put in to a jury pool -- a group of a few dozen to a couple hundred people. You'll meet the judge and the lawyers for both sides. They'll explain what the case is about, talk about how long it will take.
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If you are contacted, please call the Jury Commissioner's office at . Videos. Answering the Call for Jury Service.(1) Person over 75 years of age. (2) Persons who served as a petit or grand juror or appeared in court in response to a jury summons within the last year. I'm actually surprised at how infrequently I'm summoned for jury duty. When you are sent a jury notice but have moved to a different state, all that happens is that the County has wasted paper, ink and postage. You could tell the judge in open court "The defendant looks guilty to me. " OTOH why do you want to get out of jury duty? I received a request for Jury Duty in Contra Costa County. It's public business.