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You are summoned to jury duty. This means that you receive a jury summons to perform your jury duty.
You are "summoned" for jury duty, and once the jury members are chosen the jury panel is then "empaneled."
I was summoned fur jury duty in a federal case by mail. I had to go to the Federal Courthouse Building, where the jury pool was interviewed. I was selected for the jury, and was also selected as the jury foreperson. It was a federal drug case in which the defendant was found guilty.
It means that they have been summoned to possibly serve as a member of a jury in either a criminal or a civil trial. Not all persons summoned for jury duty will be called and not all will actually serve on one.
Members of a grand jury are randomly chosen from a jury pool. Jury duty is a requirement for American citizens. Americans and typically summoned for jury duty as often as every four years. Grand Jury has long been considered one of the highest duties of citizenship and a unique opportunity for the individual citizen to participate in the administration of justice.
Approximately 32 million people are summoned for jury duty in the US every year. However, the actual number who serve on juries is much lower due to exemptions, disqualifications, and other factors.
In Toronto, Canada, the maximum age for a citizen to be summoned for jury duty is 75 years old. However, individuals who are 70 years old or older have the option to request to be excused from jury duty due to age-related reasons.
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They may be summoned for jury duty but when the fill out their juror questionnaire or at the time they may undergo Voire Dire they will, in all likliehood, be excused.
If you refuse to go to jury duty, you may be held in contempt of court. This could result in legal consequences such as fines or even arrest. It is important to comply with a jury duty summons to avoid these repercussions.
Typically 18, as they usually draw from the voter registration lists. But as I've heard of cats being summoned (it's name was drawn from a census list) it would than be possible for anyone to be summoned to jury duty. But if one is under 18, just explain it to the Clerk of the Court, and you'll be excused.
You must show up.