Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 , Congratulations on being selected for this important civic duty. Have you considered accomodations such as real time captioning, court room captioning so that you would be able to follow what is being said. What town do you live in? If it is a major metropolitan city, or a federal court, there are accomodations available for people like us -- able to speak for ourselves, able to follow what is being said in a visual way be it oral interpreters, sign language interpreters, captioning services, loop systems. Don't give up. Chris On Dec 7, 2007 9:56 AM, Freeman <johnjoe1011@...> wrote: > > > > > > > I have been selected for jury duty. I wished I could participate but with my > current hearing situation and the implant I still don't feel comfortable > with speech understanding to attend court. > > Have any one of you done jury duty with the implant? > > I am going to file an affidavit, medical affidavit and present the > affidavit on Monday at the time i have to be there. That way they will > relase me. > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Another thing to consider: when you show up for jury duty, you might still be asked to reschedule your jury duty day, when they arrange for suitable accomodations for that later date. Just being " not able to hear well " isn't really legal grounds to " skip " jury duty anymore. Even physicians, dentists, politicians, nurses are required to show up -- rescheduling patients being a major inconvenience for them. Chris On Dec 7, 2007 10:06 AM, Lehfeldt <christopherlehfeldt@...> wrote: > , > > Congratulations on being selected for this important civic duty. Have > you considered accomodations such as real time captioning, court room > captioning so that you would be able to follow what is being said. > What town do you live in? If it is a major metropolitan city, or a > federal court, there are accomodations available for people like us -- > able to speak for ourselves, able to follow what is being said in a > visual way be it oral interpreters, sign language interpreters, > captioning services, loop systems. Don't give up. > > Chris > > > On Dec 7, 2007 9:56 AM, Freeman <johnjoe1011@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have been selected for jury duty. I wished I could participate but with my > > current hearing situation and the implant I still don't feel comfortable > > with speech understanding to attend court. > > > > Have any one of you done jury duty with the implant? > > > > I am going to file an affidavit, medical affidavit and present the > > affidavit on Monday at the time i have to be there. That way they will > > relase me. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I have been called twice for grand jury duty and got excused both times. The first time it was an emergency after they got me set up with an FM system /loop system. and the 2nd time they refused a CART reporter for me so they excused me for the hearing impairment Snoopy Jury Dury I have been selected for jury duty. I wished I could participate but with my current hearing situation and the implant I still don't feel comfortable with speech understanding to attend court. Have any one of you done jury duty with the implant? I am going to file an affidavit, medical affidavit and present the affidavit on Monday at the time i have to be there. That way they will relase me. --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 : Your physician can attest to your hearing loss and give you a permanent excuse. That way the jury system will be out of your hair. a from L.A. implanted w/ Freedom 8-06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Actually Physicians are exempt from jury duty, which makes me wonder when a Dr. commits a crime, how do they find a jury of their peers? Hmm. I was called for jury duty, went (because they pay you to show up), and explained that I was unable to understand what was being said. Judge asked how that made me feel, and if I would want CART reporting and everything. I told him not to bother, it certainly didn't make me feel handicapped to not have to serve jury duty, but thanks for the offer. So he let me out of it. Anyone who is a registered voter can be called for jury duty. And since I'm an election official, I must be a registered voter. But I can think of more productive things to do than serve on jury duty. I know, I'm bad. Even physicians, dentists, politicians, nurses are required to show up -- rescheduling patients being a major inconvenience for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Hi I'm online every night. How have you missed me all this time?? I KNEW I'd hear from you about this, so I googled it. My implant surgeon was the one who told me that physicians were exempt from jury duty, and I knew that lawyers were too. Dentists and registered nurses are also exempt. The reason is not because of scheduling problems, but because their skills may be a matter of life and death (not including lawyers!). Here's what it says in Wickipedia under jury duty: If you have a compelling reason why you can't serve, you can ask for an excuse by writing the court. Excuses are generally given for the following reasons: You are over 70 years old. You are a volunteer firefighter, rescue squad member or ambulance crew member. You must care for young children or elderly adults, if your absence will put them at risk. You are so important to the operation of a business that your absence will cause that business to fail. You are an attorney, physician, dentist or registered nurse. You do not have a car and are unable to use public transportation. Excuses are usually not given through the mail for general work or family care responsibilities. These problems will be considered during the jury selection process (after you actually report to the courthouse on the first day.) , Good to see you on here once again. I beg to differ, it might be a different law in the lovely State of Ohio, but we in New York State have this " one day, one trial " jury duty service requirement. No one is exempt from jury duty except for a mental or physical handicap that prevents you from jury duty. A physician, or dentist would be inconvenienced of course, but he or she should show up for one day, and explain that an extended trial would cause undue hardship to her or his livelihood and patients, and then the judge would waive. Upon getting the summons to jury duty, which is usually 2-3 weeks away, the physician would contact the county jury commissioner and explain the situation, and get a postponement to another day. Most professionals get a rescheduling for six months' later in order to get their appointment books blocked off and things arranged, just in case. How else do they schedule their vacations? I consider my jury duty service a honor and a privilege since they do not allow people with disabilities in the rest of the world to even be considered worthy citizens to serve on a jury. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Oh, . You've fallen off the pedestal I had you on. Using Wikipedia as a source of factual information? It is a wonderful place to look for facts, but it has lot of fiction too. But, never mind, I still plan to hang on to most of your words. Judy in Jax, FL > > Hi > I'm online every night. How have you missed me all this time?? > I KNEW I'd hear from you about this, so I googled it. My implant > surgeon was the one who told me that physicians were exempt from jury > duty, and I knew that lawyers were too. Dentists and registered nurses > are also exempt. The reason is not because of scheduling problems, but > because their skills may be a matter of life and death (not including > lawyers!). Here's what it says in Wickipedia under jury duty: > > If you have a compelling reason why you can't serve, you can ask for an > excuse by writing the court. Excuses are generally given for the > following reasons: > You are over 70 years old. > You are a volunteer firefighter, rescue squad member or ambulance > crew member. > You must care for young children or elderly adults, if your > absence will put them at risk. > You are so important to the operation of a business that your > absence will cause that business to fail. > You are an attorney, physician, dentist or registered nurse. > You do not have a car and are unable to use public > transportation. > Excuses are usually not given through the mail for general work or > family care responsibilities. These problems will be considered during > the jury selection process (after you actually report to the courthouse > on the first day.) > > > > , > > Good to see you on here once again. > > I beg to differ, it might be a different law in the lovely State of > Ohio, but we in New York State have this " one day, one trial " jury > duty service requirement. No one is exempt from jury duty except for > a mental or physical handicap that prevents you from jury duty. A > physician, or dentist would be inconvenienced of course, but he or she > should show up for one day, and explain that an extended trial would > cause undue hardship to her or his livelihood and patients, and then > the judge would waive. Upon getting the summons to jury duty, which > is usually 2-3 weeks away, the physician would contact the county jury > commissioner and explain the situation, and get a postponement to > another day. > > Most professionals get a rescheduling for six months' later in order > to get their appointment books blocked off and things arranged, just > in case. How else do they schedule their vacations? > > I consider my jury duty service a honor and a privilege since they do > not allow people with disabilities in the rest of the world to even be > considered worthy citizens to serve on a jury. > > Chris > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Judy, You had me on a pedestal? No wonder I was having trouble breathing - in the rarified air of a pedestal. I remembered my implant surgeon telling me that physicians were exempt from jury duty, and recalled that lawyers were also exempt, but wanted to see who else was exempt. Hence checking with Wickipedia. there was an entire list of those who were exempt when I went for jury duty a few years back. CART was not one of the options, and I was exempted for the reason that I couldn't follow what was going on. I wasn't even sure what the charges were, although the lawyers were saying stuff like not to let the fact that the guy was currently in jail for something else influence us to think he was also guilty of whatever this crime was. I got that part. I was excused, and wasn't called back yet. Some people were doing their 5th or 6th round in 3 years. Anything that requires my getting up and being someplace dressed and alert at 7:30 is cruel and unusual punishment in my book. Glad I'm off the pedestal. Gets lonely up there. And nothing wrong with checking sources. I don't know everything, but generally know where to look for information. Posted by: " Judy G. " judy40@... judygmartin Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:42 pm (PST) Oh, . You've fallen off the pedestal I had you on. Using Wikipedia as a source of factual information? It is a wonderful place to look for facts, but it has lot of fiction too. But, never mind, I still plan to hang on to most of your words. Judy in Jax, FL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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