Courts may call on local residents to serve as jurors for a trial. Jury service is a civic responsibility and legal obligation for all citizens.You have the right to be paid for your service. The clerk is found to be one of the most popular elected officials in each county, providing personal service directly to the public on a daily basis. Mileage is paid at the State's current rate per mile. Nearly every employer I've ever had would pay me my wages while I was on jury duty, as long as I signed over my jury duty "wages" check to them. Generally yes however laws vary from place to place. What you must do is follow your jurisdiction's procedure for getting excused. This Code section formerly pertained to exemptions from jury duty in counties which have established a plan for electronic or mechanical selection of jurors. This is my first time serving on a jury in Fulton County.