My husband is doing the happy dance
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
February 14, 2017 1:07pm CST
In December the County Clerk's office sent out a letter saying he would receive information in January regarding his next three months of potential jury duty. No letter in January....I kept saying, just wait it will come.
The letter came yesterday and he handed it to me to open - like that was going to change it LOL
The letter started off by saying thank you for your service so I had a good clue that jury duty was over..it is - he's done...no jurors needed. No more calls to the courthouse to check if he was needed.
He did his time, he served on a jury, he's done.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
14 Feb 17
Yay! He's free for another few years !
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
14 Feb 17
@AbbyGreenhill how many years is it that you don't have to serve for him since he already completed ?
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Feb 17
@infatuatedbby It can be at any time I believe.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Feb 17
With his luck he'll get called again.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Feb 17
Now I don't get a day alone LOL!
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Feb 17
Great! Last time I did jury durty it was weird. I was called three times to come. I would get to the designated parking place/lot the last time I was in the transfer car and they were called that we weren't needed. Haven't been called again thank goodness.
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Feb 17
@AbbyGreenhill ......That's good. Don't know how they do it here now. That was probably twenty five years go at least.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
15 Feb 17
@celticeagle Every county in this state does it differently.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Feb 17
This is the crazy place where you are on all for a year..well, they ended it 3 months early.
@LeaPea2417 (40032)
• Toccoa, Georgia
15 Feb 17
That is a great feeling to know he is no longer needed.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
15 Feb 17
One less thing to be worried about.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
16 Feb 17
I'm glad he's finished with it.. 3 months is a long time... to be on jury duty.... 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Feb 17
IT was to be 12 months, they ended it three mos. early.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Feb 17
@sueznewz2 He was on one case early on. It was one day, on full day 9 am until almost 6 pm. But then we had to call the courthouse every Monday evening to see if he had to report the next day - we had to to that three times a week. I have no cue what happens to people who work but our country is majority old people and lot of non working people. He was paid $18 and that included mileage!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
16 Feb 17
@AbbyGreenhill yes that's good... 
I'm sure that in the uk you just do 2 weeks and then you're finished ... unless you are on a supreme court major case... I know you are both retired .... but ..if your husband was on call for jury duty for a year.. how often did he get called... and does it work the same for people who are still working... ? do they get paid..??
I'm sure that in the uk you just do 2 weeks and then you're finished ... unless you are on a supreme court major case... I know you are both retired .... but ..if your husband was on call for jury duty for a year.. how often did he get called... and does it work the same for people who are still working... ? do they get paid..??
@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
14 Feb 17
Your husband does look very happy! 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Feb 17
Thanks, I'll tell him you said so LOL!
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
15 Feb 17
@AbbyGreenhill I almost added that in my response and now you have confiirmed my doubts LOL
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
15 Feb 17
Sure....but now I don't get a day alone!!??!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
15 Feb 17
@mysdianait We've been together 24/7 since 2001 - once in a while it's nice to get a day apart 
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
15 Feb 17
I expect your letter to come next month, hehehe
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
15 Feb 17
Don't laugh...or give them any ideas...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
15 Feb 17
That's cool I've never been called since we moved to Canada. Was called a couple of time while in the states but never had to sit in a jury.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
15 Feb 17
This is his second time since we moved to TN.
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb 17
None of us object too much to doing our duty I guess but it's still much better if you don't have to!
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
15 Feb 17
He did his duty....he was on a jury a!ready...now his year is up.
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Feb 17
@AbbyGreenhill I remember reading about it on your posts before - how you are on the 'roll' for a year.
