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Avi….

your use of the word probably is meaningless. If there is NO clergy exemption, then it cannot be granted. A judge may let someone off jury duty, but he can’t make up an exemption that doesn’t exist.

BTW>>>>>if a judge was found to be regularly excusing clergy because of their occupation he would be brought up on disciplinary charges before the chief administrative judge. Judicial discretion is not judicial abuse of the system.

Clergy are no better than other citizens and if called upon to serve they should do so.

If there were a clergy exmption, then every Tom, Dick and Harry would buy a $10 ordination on the internet to avoid jury duty.