<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I\u2019m in Canada, so maybe things are different here too.<div>I kind of get it, but it would be interesting.</div><div>My girls were young at the time, so I was okay being excused from it.</div><div>Lovette</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jul 20, 2026, at 7:35\u202fPM, Ramona Walhof via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>
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Jury duty can be a state law, but decisions are usually made locally. Judges can be taught to ask. Attorneys may not be teachable, but judges will matter more inthe long run. After you have been eliminated from one case, you can still raise a complaint.
It will not affect the case you were dropped from, but it may give you another opportunity. I have seen that happen. When you have been around as long as I have, you have many experiences. </div>
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<b>From:</b> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> on behalf of Jeanette via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 20, 2026 10:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> kutash-jm@comcast.net <kutash-jm@comcast.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting and jury duty </div>
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</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">States will do what they want to do and when I was kicked off right after all was said and done and we were going to final argguments and I asked about it
I was told there was nothing I could do. I do believe there are some juries we should be on, but the case I heard was not one of them. The problem is, judges and attorney cannot conceive as to how we do what we do.</span></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jeanette</span></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<div style="padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-top: 1pt solid rgb(225, 225, 225);"><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ramona Walhof via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 20, 2026 5:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ramona Walhof <walhoframona@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting and jury duty</span></div>
</div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="">It is illegal in every State to reject a juror because of blindness. That does not mean that all local court official or judges know that piece of the law.
If you contest a jury dismissal, you may need to contact your state president for support. But if you are called and want to serve, you are definitely allowed to do so. I know many blind people who have served. My brother served in two different states and
was selected foreman for one jury. </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="">Best, </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="">Ramona</span></div>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg"><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> NFB-Blind-Crafters <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org" id="OWA8adb7a51-2404-e061-d2df-6c2f216e0c1b" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">>
on behalf of Lovette Yewchan via NFB-Blind-Crafters <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" id="OWAb250303c-729c-1e17-1cdc-8d3d6d0b93c6" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 20, 2026 6:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" id="OWA15bd8021-c17b-586e-4e50-37d6d5b0a85b" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Lovette Yewchan <</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:lyewchan@gmail.com" id="OWA79536922-78c7-dfca-6d7d-54bad172163b" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>lyewchan@gmail.com</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting and jury duty</span></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p>
</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Interesting you could do jury duty. I was told I was excused because I am blind and can\u2019t see the information presented.</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lovette</div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br>
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<blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Jul 20, 2026, at 11:46<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">\u202f</span>AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" id="OWA525b4318-90fa-b6a4-b0f2-bb2c307e418a" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</u></a></span>>
wrote:</div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I\u2019m back! They turned us loose around 11:30. Guess all the potential trials were settled out of court.</span></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">They didn\u2019t say a word about my knitting. It was in my backpack, along with my eReader and my lunch. I put the bag on
the conveyor belt to be X-rayed and picked it up on the other side of the metal detector, no problem. Thank goodness, too. I got a lot of knitting done, waiting to see if I\u2019d be called.</span></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I remember Madame Defarge from Tale of Two Cities. Kind of a hero of mine. I occasionally attend town council meetings
and knit, of course. I amuse myself by thinking of Madame Defarge, looking out for bad behavior and taking names.</span></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">A friend of mine fought for the right in New Jersey for blind people to serve on juries. We are as competent as anyone
else who might serve. I\u2019m glad to hear that Becky, and maybe others, have done it, too.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Tracy</span></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">_______________________________________________<br>
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