Ruth Harris
Token Christian,retired bad-ass level tech support
Got the questionnaire in December and filled it out as usual, requesting to be excused due to the fact that I am the only employee in our office and it would leave my clients with no accounting software support if I was not available.
Unfortunately, our new (first term) judge has decided that he will allow no work related excuses. My contact in the circuit clerk's office told me that he made it very clear to them that there was no work related excuse he would accept. He has been denying all of them, whether it is a family's sole supporter or even if it forces a business to close for that duty. This is atrocious in my opinion. I can't even file a complaint against the judge for this outrageous stance since it is not considered misconduct. It is bad enough in my case, but causing financial hardships to small business owners and those who are the only breadwinners for their family is beyond reasonable.
So tomorrow, off I go to voir dire. And I suspect that I will be excused anyway since I have three close family members who are in law enforcement, one locally. Defense attorneys don't want people like me on the jury. All this is doing in my case is costing me the time, my clients the aggravation, and the county the cost they will have to pay me for showing up plus mileage to the courthouse. Our tax dollars at work
This is one judge that will never have my vote again. And I intend to make everyone I know aware of his arrogant attitude.
Ruth
Unfortunately, our new (first term) judge has decided that he will allow no work related excuses. My contact in the circuit clerk's office told me that he made it very clear to them that there was no work related excuse he would accept. He has been denying all of them, whether it is a family's sole supporter or even if it forces a business to close for that duty. This is atrocious in my opinion. I can't even file a complaint against the judge for this outrageous stance since it is not considered misconduct. It is bad enough in my case, but causing financial hardships to small business owners and those who are the only breadwinners for their family is beyond reasonable.
So tomorrow, off I go to voir dire. And I suspect that I will be excused anyway since I have three close family members who are in law enforcement, one locally. Defense attorneys don't want people like me on the jury. All this is doing in my case is costing me the time, my clients the aggravation, and the county the cost they will have to pay me for showing up plus mileage to the courthouse. Our tax dollars at work
This is one judge that will never have my vote again. And I intend to make everyone I know aware of his arrogant attitude.
Ruth