[blindlaw] jury duty in Virginia?

[Parnell]

Colleagues,

It seems like I get jury duty every three years.  I must be in the system
for life.

A few years ago, I was selected for a petite jury in a DUI case.  The
inexperienced prosecutor at the time did not know that I handled criminal
defense cases from time-to-time, and she failed to strike me.  I enjoyed
seeing how jurors think in the deliberations process.  Our jury reached a
verdict so quickly that we actually waited for a while before announcing
that we had a verdict.

Parnell Diggs, Esq.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Angie Matney
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:24 PM
To: Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] jury duty in Virginia?

I know of at least one blind person who has served on a jury here in
Virginia, though I suppose you could contact the court if you wanted to try
to be excused due to blindness.

Best,

Angie



On 8/24/12, R Othman <rothmanjd at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> I'm a blind member of the Illinois bar, and I've been selected to 
> serve on numerous juries both in Illinois and Maryland.  In fact, I've 
> never been excused, even when I've tried everything I can think of.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Ronza
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Frye, Daniel
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 12:48 PM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] jury duty in Virginia?
>
> Increasingly blind people and lawyers are being permitted to serve on 
> juries. Perhaps Virginia is unique in resisting these communities, but 
> I know several blind, active bar members who have been called and have 
> been selected to serve on juries. Maybe you'd enjoy the experience. 
> I'd love to have the opportunity to be part of a jury's deliberations. 
> I think, depending on the subject matter, that the opportunity for 
> observation and thought would be fascinating.
>
>
> Daniel B. Frye, J.D.
> Management and Program Specialist
> Randolph-Sheppard and Helen Keller
> National Center Programs
> U.S. Department of Education
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> and Rehabilitative Services
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> daniel.frye at ed.gov
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Mike Gilmore
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 12:08 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] jury duty in Virginia?
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> This is for those of you who practice in Virginia.  I recently 
> received a summons for jury duty.  Unfortunately, the questionnaire 
> that I filled out had nowhere on it that asked if I was a member of 
> the bar nor is there a place to write "blind. please excuse." When I 
> lived in California, a simple phone call to the court telling them I 
> am blind got me out of jury duty permanently.
> What is the process in Virginia? I'd like to avoid wasting my time and 
> the court's time by going down there and getting to voire dire and 
> they see that I'm a blind active bar member. I appreciate your 
> insights.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mike
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