“Hello, my name is [Name], juror badge number [###]. I am scheduled to report tomorrow at [time]. Unfortunately, [I/my child/spouse] was just admitted to [Hospital Name] due to [brief – e.g., severe allergic reaction]. I have a doctor’s note ready to fax or email. Can I request an emergency postponement to a later date? I can serve any time after [date].”
You need to get out of this, and you need to do it now .
We’ve all been there. You open the mailbox, see that official, stern-looking envelope, and immediately feel a pit in your stomach. You toss it on the counter, ignoring it for days like a biological hazard. When you finally open it, you see the date. It’s three weeks away. "Plenty of time," you think.
However, "I have a meeting" usually doesn't cut it. Here are the arguments that actually hold weight:
The good news is that the judicial system, much like the rest of the world, has realized that forcing people to show up in person only to send half of them home is inefficient.
“Hello, my name is [Name], juror badge number [###]. I am scheduled to report tomorrow at [time]. Unfortunately, [I/my child/spouse] was just admitted to [Hospital Name] due to [brief – e.g., severe allergic reaction]. I have a doctor’s note ready to fax or email. Can I request an emergency postponement to a later date? I can serve any time after [date].”
You need to get out of this, and you need to do it now .
We’ve all been there. You open the mailbox, see that official, stern-looking envelope, and immediately feel a pit in your stomach. You toss it on the counter, ignoring it for days like a biological hazard. When you finally open it, you see the date. It’s three weeks away. "Plenty of time," you think.
However, "I have a meeting" usually doesn't cut it. Here are the arguments that actually hold weight:
The good news is that the judicial system, much like the rest of the world, has realized that forcing people to show up in person only to send half of them home is inefficient.