As far as I know, it’s pretty difficult to get excused for not showing up at all (unless it’s on a Friday afternoon) but once you get into the courtroom they ask you certain questions to determine juror eligibility, like “Would you trust the testimony of a police officer more than that of any random person?” I know people who answer yes to that one on purpose just to get out of serving. I happen to think jury duty is very honorable and would love to be a part of it, but as yet I’ve never been summoned. Anyway, the likelihood is that you won’t get picked to serve- they call hundreds of people in and end up with a jury of 12 plus a few alternates. My mom recently had jury duty; the main thing that bothered her was that security wouldn’t let her in with a crochet hook! If she has to sit there all day waiting for her number to be called, she’d rather get some work done on my brother’s next yarmulke.
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