How to Use jury duty in a Sentence

jury duty

noun
  • The check is mailed to your home within 30 days from the end of your jury duty.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
  • There are fines for missing jury duty but beware of scammers charging you over the phone.
    USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The whole jury duty routine is one in which you’re rendered kind of powerless.
    Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 10 May 2024
  • Time to reflect back and look ahead while finishing my jury duty.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2023
  • For instance, Madonna was sent home from jury duty after just two hours for that reason, a court spokesperson said at the time.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Yet even getting people to show up for jury duty can be a struggle, Rosynsky said.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
  • Like everybody who has ever been called for jury duty, Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) can’t believe how bad the timing is.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The surprise hit revolves around Gladden, who thinks he’s signed up to be in a documentary about jury duty.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • When Ronald Gladden showed up for jury duty, he was told the entire process was being filmed for a documentary.
    Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • But like jury duty, potential draftees can't just get out of election work, and there are repercussions.
    Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • Those who are now called for jury duty every two years could be recalled annually, if not twice a year, D.C.
    Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
  • During her maternity leave, her character Jess went off to serve jury duty, and Megan Fox had a guest spot on the show as a new roommate.
    Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Jane Lynch, having been summoned for jury duty this week, is happy she hasn’t been called into court today.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Pierce, has been notified to report for jury duty for Fatty's case!
    Perry Stein, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Here's what happened that day According to the criminal complaint and statements in court: Silva woke up on Oct. 12 late for jury duty.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
  • And there are times when some people of color show up for jury duty, but are eliminated by lawyers in the case during jury selection.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
  • At one point, Kaplan asked whether six weeks of jury duty would present unnecessary hardship for those remaining in the courtroom.
    Byben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 3 Oct. 2023
  • People are summoned for grand jury duty in the same way as residents who are picked for regular jury duty.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2023
  • People are summoned for grand jury duty in the same way as residents who are picked for regular jury duty.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2023
  • What are valid excuses to miss jury duty in California?
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
  • Ferenc said the court had already sent 750 summons for jury duty in expection of the July trial along with extensive jury questionnaires.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 3 May 2024
  • Nearly a third, 30%, of consumers said paying for return shipping was more annoying than jury duty and going to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
  • May 9: Municipal court is open but hearings, trials and jury duty are suspended due to network issues.
    Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • One man, Ronald Gladden, believes he has been called for routine jury duty, but everyone else is an actor, including James Marsden, playing a heightened version of himself.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Loading your audio article This historic city on the Carquinez Strait often gets short shrift — perhaps because of its association with jury duty.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • And a week before Kendrick’s offense, a potential juror was ordered by Glanville to write a 30-page essay on the importance of jury duty after allegedly skipping a court summons to travel to the Dominican Republic.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Several hundred Manhattan residents were summoned for jury duty with the assumption that a large percentage of people would be dismissed for bias.
    Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
  • For many Americans, jury duty is a constant possibility as endless court cases pass through the legal system and jurors are needed to listen to and consider all the evidence.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2024
  • The Maricopa County Superior Court warns that scammers are contacting residents and instructing them to pay bogus fines for missing jury duty.
    Jessica Boehm, Axios, 23 July 2024
  • Many of them are related to tax fraud, missed jury duty, deportation threats (for certain vulnerable communities) or fake customer service.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023

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