Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
That is because you are never made "whole" for accepting the call. I had a friend who owned a software business and sat on a jury for almost a month. He lost tens of thousands of dollars from clients that he could not service the month he was gone and got paid like $15/day. He was treated like crap during the whole process and said he would do anything he could to get out if ever called again.
Ouch. I've done this whole gig a few times for court martials and I've never made it past the selection stage. I'm far too right wing in regards to my views on justice for any defense attorney to let me possibly sentence his/her client. I also strongly oppose large verdicts in civil cases which makes me untouchable to a plaintiff's attorney. Pretty sure my jury duty will last 1 day.