[blindlaw] jury duty in Virginia?

[Daniel McBride]

Mr. Schulz:

I respectfully disagree.  In Tarrant County, Texas, the odds of a blind
person ever surviving jury selection are slim and none.  It is, otherwise, a
waste of one's time and resources.

Dan McBride
Fort Worth

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] jury duty in Virginia?

hi,

if blindness is the only reason, i would say you are lazy!
Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angie Matney" <angie.matney at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 12:24 PM
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.
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> Randolph-Sheppard and Helen Keller
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>
>
>
> -----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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