I mentioned earlier in the thread that I 'got out' of jury duty. That does seem to imply a conscious effort on my part. It should not be taken so. I showed up, dressed normally, etc., and would have served happily (big change in environment for me - almost like a vacation)

I think the payment/day was set up 100 years or so ago, when $20/day was the average wage a jury member would expect in his 'real' job. I'm fortunate, in one way - I'd get paid for my jury time (salaried employee, don'tchaknow). On the down side, even though I've documented it to a fare-thee-well, there's still nobody here at my company who can do my job. Put two or three together and they could. (I'm not bragging - I couldn't do their jobs either,but with a couple others, it woudl get done. It's a small company, so there is very little job overlap)

So, I've never actually served on a jury. yet. My mother has, one of my sisters...capital crimes, both times. Cut/dried both times - neither jury was sequestered past the end of the day.