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Jury Discharged For Legal Reasons In Philadelphia
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Peremptory challenges had a long history in both England and America before the Revolution, and the purpose of peremptory challenges was to allow elimination of a particular juror without reason.
Typical reasons include an acquaintanceship with either of the parties, prior knowledge that would prevent impartial evaluation of the evidence presented in court, bias, obvious prejudice, or an inability to serve (such as being seriously mentally ill).
For example, write something like “My name is Jane Doe. On (date), I received a jury summons for (court date) at (court address) and was assigned the juror number (insert number here). I am writing to request to be excused from jury service because being absent from work would pose an extreme financial hardship.”
Peremptory challenges had a long history in both England and America before the Revolution, and the purpose of peremptory challenges was to allow elimination of a particular juror without reason.
I am requesting a jury duty excusal because of my personal obligation to provide necessary and actual care to my two children. My elder child, Amy, is 3 years old and my younger child, Andrew, is 1 year old. They require constant care and attention and I do not have anyone with whom I can leave them full time.
In Pennsylvania, no one is excused or exempt from jury duty except those who: Are in active service of the Armed Forces; Have served on jury duty within three years of their current summons. Demonstrate to the court undue hardship or extreme inconvenience.
Citizens demonstrating undue hardship or extreme inconvenience including, but not limited to, individuals in active military service, primary medical caregivers as certified by a medical doctor, and persons submitting written requests for excusal due to family matters, may be granted temporary excusal from jury service ...
You are exempt if 1) you are in active service in the PA or U.S. armed forces, 2) you are an immediate family member of a victim of a criminal homicide, or 3) you served as a juror within the past three years (unless you served for only 1 or 2 days).
Any person who fails to appear pursuant to such order or who fails to show good cause for noncompliance with the summons may be fined up to $1,000.00, imprisoned not more than three days, ordered to perform community service, or any combination thereof.
The county or district clerk will send you a card in the mail with the date, time and place to report for jury duty.
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Fill out the jury duty questionnaire your county sends you. You are to report to the United States Courthouse at 601 Market Street in Philadelphia.As a general rule, no person is exempt or excused from jury duty except for the following reasons: (1) Persons in active service of the armed forces. In the context of this rule, the ''legal papers'' which may be filed electronically shall encompass all written motions, written answers and any notices or. If you do, all you need to do is notify the court clerk's office of your status. The one thing, you don't want to do is disregard the summons. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Jury Service for the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas. Financial hardship is a legitimate reason to be dismissed, just explain this to the judge and you probably won't even have to sit for voir dire. Under most circumstances, you may be excused from jury service if you are in the active military. I know a lot of salaried positions pay for jury duty but I'm sure there's an upper limit on what most companies will shell out for that.