Board:   [DoveNet] Debate
Subject: Re: Jury Duty
From:    MRO
Date:    Sat Oct 17, 2026 15:09

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  Re: Re: Jury Duty
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Bryn on Sat Oct 17 2026 09:18 am

> -=> Bryn wrote to poindexterFORTRAN <=-
>
>  >  MM> if its a prolonged trial it would be $40 a day.
>  > Why not minimum wage?
>  Br> It should really be the wages one is unable to earn due to being on
>  Br> jury duty.
>
> It's incredibly annoying. I've been in one jury trial and been called
> several times. Two of the counties pay for mileage to the courthouse -
> but not back home. What local government genius thought that made sense?

you're lucky you even got that.  when i was in a jury trial i got paid 12 bucks a day.  we sat in a tiny small HOT room and this guy had a horrible cold and was coughing on everyone.  we had to pay for our own parking. i hadto go down And put money into the parking meter.

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