Jury Service - What actually happens?

xapprenticex

I'm thinking about voluntarily signing up for jury service.

What actually happens when you take part from the beginning?

At what point do you meet your fellow jurors? What is the format? is it like a big round table and everyone says "Hi my name is bob from London"?

When discussing a case, what is the format? Does everyone just pitch in or does everyone take turns putting their case forward?

I guess this question is better suited to those who have done it but if you know for sure then info appreciated..

i could look at a generic site online but id rather real experiences.

thanks

TonyMMM

xapprenticex wrote: »

I'm thinking about voluntarily signing up for jury service.

How ?

Jurors are called at random (at least int he UK)

London50

You do not request it you are told to go, it is not a job so just wait and if you are lucky you may get the brown envelope one day.

Undervalued

xapprenticex wrote: »

I'm thinking about voluntarily signing up for jury service.

Sorry but you can't!

You can volunteer to train as a lay magistrate. You would need to check the current rules online but from memory you need to be proposed by people of good standing, pass security vetting, attend training courses and commit to a certain minimum number of court sessions per year.

Sncjw

How many times do we need to tell you. You can't sign up for it. You get picked at random.

xapprenticex

Sncjw wrote: »

How many times do we need to tell you. You can't sign up for it. You get picked at random.

You've never told me this before, ive never spoken to you about this before, I dont recall ever asking about this before? I didnt know!!!

Undervalued wrote: »

Sorry but you can't!

You can volunteer to train as a lay magistrate. You would need to check the current rules online but from memory you need to be proposed by people of good standing, pass security vetting, attend training courses and commit to a certain minimum number of court sessions per year.

Ahhhh, yes, this is the one, magistrate not juror service.

My bad, you dont need to be proposed by people of good standing but you cant have any offenses against your name or driving bans etc so thats not a problem.

Is anybody able to answer regarding the Magistrate experience?

IAmWales

xapprenticex wrote: »

You've never told me this before, ive never spoken to you about this before, I dont recall ever asking about this before? I didnt know!!!




Ahhhh, yes, this is the one, magistrate not juror service.

My bad, you dont need to be proposed by people of good standing but you cant have any offenses against your name or driving bans etc so thats not a problem.

Is anybody able to answer regarding the Magistrate experience?

Which clearly is not what you asked about in the first post.

I'd suggest you visit your local magistrates court and sit in on some cases to get an idea of what they do. Also do some reading on the structure of the legal justice system to understand the different courts and the roles within them.

agrinnall

I really don't think someone who can't tell the difference between "jury" and "magistrate" is suited to become the latter, and probably not ideal for the former but many people are also not suited for jury service but get chosen anyway.

xapprenticex

agrinnall wrote: »

I really don't think someone who can't tell the difference between "jury" and "magistrate" is suited to become the latter, and probably not ideal for the former but many people are also not suited for jury service but get chosen anyway.

Thank you, doesn't answer my question but I appreciate you giving your opinion anyway. Have a good day.

z1a

Your bad what?

IAmWales

xapprenticex wrote: »

I'm not sure why you are having a go at me? Are you trying to provoke me? Im really trying to be nice today and once again, some individual takes it as a pass to take the !!!!.



Okay, why are you saying that? The man i quoted made my mistake clear, I responded by acknowledging my mistake and even saying "My bad".

Is your day so !!!! that you like to sit on forums and try to have pops at people on a Saturday?

Would you like to have an internet argument? Are you that sad?

Oh dear. You're having a meltdown because someone pointed out that you don't know the fundamentals of the criminal justice system, how would you ever cope with the abuse magistrates are given? I would point out that despite your ignorance I gave you advice, something no one else has done because they'd already written you off as incapable of fulfilling such a role.

Get over yourself.