Everyone on the electoral list could get called up for Jury Service from the age of 18 – 60. You cannot ignore a Summons for Jury Duty as it is assumed you received it.
I have been called up and done one week. It was yeuch. Very ‘prost’ and rough with a physical fight breaking out in the courtroom between two people that grew into the police having to come in…and one jury member whose English was so bad it was beyond belief.
I did say on day one that I need to leave early because of shabbos. I was asked to provide the time of shabbos and then lo and behold they compared it to the calendar the court held for Jewish Sabbaths and Holy days. I explained to get home minutes before shabbos was not acceptable and they said they would take it into consideration.
We adjourned on friday lunch time for verdict, resumed monday morning and by monday afternoon, I was done and finished, hopefully for ever.