Tips from jury-selection experts on how to get out of jury duty
So you've been called up for jury duty, but you really don't want to serve. Are there certain ways you should act during jury selection that will surely get you booted? The short answer is no, since jury-selection experts haven't had much success generalizing about what makes a good juror versus what makes a bad one. But according to jury-selection researchers and trial consultants, there are a few things you could do that might set off warning bells:
Be verbal. If you want out, jury selection is not the time to hold your peace. As Purdue University psychology professor Dennis Devine says, "The ones who don't say anything and fall through the cracks are the ones more likely to stay."
Be subtle. On the other hand, don't ham it up. If you're too blatant in your attempts to get off the jury, the judge may keep you out of spite, warns William Patterson University psychology professor Neil Kressel. In other words, don't dress up like a Princess Leia hologram<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMFZ31YKLu8>.
Be biased. Once you've listened to the description of the case, raise your hand and say you can't be fair and impartial about the matter at hand. The judge will probably bark at you, warns Philip Anthony, CEO of the trial consulting firm DecisionQuest, but if you stand your ground, they will have to let you go.
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