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If this is a particularly difficult time for you to attend, because of your employment, business, schooling, or personal circumstances, you can, by a request in writing, ask to have your jury duty postponed to a later date. These requests should only be made in cases of serious hardship.
GET A NOTE FROM A SPECIALIST. POSTPONE IT. TELL THEM YOU'RE A FULL-TIME STUDENT. CRY HARDSHIP. DATE SOMEONE IN PRISON. SAY "I DON'T BELIEVE IN DRACONIAN DRUG LAWS." "I DON'T TRUST POLICEMEN2026" "I DEAL WITH THESE KINDS OF PEOPLE ALL THE TIME."
Get a doctor's note. A medical condition could work for getting out of jury duty. Postpone your selection. Use school as an excuse. Plead hardship. Admit that you can't be fair. Prove you served recently. Show your stubborn side. Date a convict.
When writing your or your employee's jury duty excuse letter, you must include basic information like the juror number, date, and your mailing address. You also need to include the clerk's information. Include detailed information about why you or your employee needs to be excused from serving jury duty.
If you have a right to be excused from jury service, you must state this on the form provided. If you want to be excused for another reason (such as illness), you must state that reason on the form and enclose any certificates or documents in support of your application.
Eligibility. In terms of the Jury Amendment Act 2010, you may have 'good cause' to be excused if: jury service would cause undue hardship or serious inconvenience to you or your family. you have a disability that makes you unsuitable or incapable of effectively serving as a juror, without reasonable accommodation.
Extreme Financial Hardship. Full-Time Student Status. Surgery/Medical Reasons. Being Elderly. Being Too Opinionated. Mental/Emotional Instability. Relation to the Case/Conflict of Interest. Line of Work.