How Does Jury Duty Work? | Simple Civics

Being summoned for jury duty is a sort of rite of passage. Sooner or later, most everyone will be called to serve. Outside of a few exceptions, reporting for jury duty is mandatory. While it may not be your first choice for how to spend your day, this essential service provides an up-close look at our justice system in action. Let's explore what the jury duty process actually looks like, because this is one party you're not allowed to miss!

Host - Dr. Terri Jett
Producer - Scott McAlister
Animation - Sam Oliver
Director of Photography - Chris Elberfeld
Teleprompter - Kristen Remley
Production Assistants - Graham Harding and Chris Gomez
Executive Producer - Kyle Travers

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[coreynoemifj]

Not to mention you don’t get paid potentially putting you behind on bills in your own personal life so you’re being punished. So I have to pay an entire days pay to go do something I’m demanded to do because someone else potentially committed a crime I had no control over?

[taniahenderson]

Bruh I turned 18 2 months ago and I got summoned

[scruffy]

The courts summon people against their God given free will to refuse not to go, if you don't show up, you go to jail or pay fine or both, tell the court system to pick college students/graduates that have or currently studied law, criminal behavior/ psychology and they will get their experts.

[michaelproctor]

I just called to jury duty and it was over a small claims case, a furniture company was being sued. What? Was The People's Court busy or something?

[marieladisla]

I just got summoned for jury duty and I’m so pissed I do not see the point in this there’s a judge for a reason they trying to pay us 40 to go when I get paid 659 or more in a damn week this isn’t fair at all then on top of that if u refuse to go they will get a warrant for your arrest like what ? That makes no sense we didn’t do shit so why tf pay for someone else’s shit

[Pepper.mouser]

I have to miss my hourly pay, pay for parking out of my pocket & they expect me to donate 50 dollars which I get paid

[darknessofevil]

i understand why it exist but i wouldn't want someone who doesn't want to be there to try and judge me lmao. Also i do my civic duty i pay my taxes and follow laws. How is being forced to do something like jury duty a good thing. I never made an agreement to care about my fellow citizens. Nor do i trust the government and its agents.

[ironwolf]

Why doesn't this get taught in school? This is the first time I am learning about this.

[chevyhamilton]

Thank you 🙏🏾 I have jury duty in the morning for the first time.. This video made me feel comfortable about going…

[trapbois]

What I don’t understand is those who don’t want to be there won’t be good jurors in the first place. They won’t do it with an open mind. They will just go with the majority to avoid being there longer which essentially would then be a mistrial because everyone didn’t conclude their thoughts on the matter with their best reasoning.

[trashcan]

Also understand who you vote guilty for, some people can hold grudges to those who wrong them. Essentialy making you their target for life, be safe all.

[fusune]

So jury duty is asking people with no law background to judge the case however tf they want? Hell nah bruh that's fucked up.

[nicememe]

I’m 19, I feel like I’m too young for this personally. Especially since currently I’m unemployed and looking for a job, if I get one during the time period after I filled out the questionnaire (on which I said unemployed) could I be held in contempt when I answer the same question if asked again in a month and answer that I am employed? (Assuming I am actually employed of course.)

[stargir]

I got a jury duty letter, I'm scared of doing it

[bornlawls]

Create jobs for this its a fucking waste of time and resources.

[FORWORK-ys]

Cool then whats the point of the dudge 😂

[SolacePh-]

I like to be a jury sad thing we don't have in the philippines

[immcguyver]

How it DOESN'T work:

You get instructions (that up until the late 50s, jurrors didnt recieve) that keep you from determining whether the law makes sense circumstantially and considering that. You therefore are now 4 times as likely to convict somoene who before that new set of instructions was implemented would have been aquitted.

This needs to change back.

[aprilbradshaw]

This video is extremely helpful 😊 thank you, thank you much for making this ❤❤❤❤