Originally Posted by
swag
Here in Dallas (and I'd guess it might be state-wide), having purchased tickets for leisure travel is sufficient reason to be granted a jury duty postponement. Interestingly, they say that business travel is not a valid excuse, although if you show them a ticket receipt, I don't see how they could tell the difference.
i'd guess it isn't statewide, as each county's court is responsible for setting their own standards for jury duty.
Originally Posted by
gj83
I didn't have to do anything. I just said I wanted it to be postponed in NY and that was all they needed. NY doesn't do any automatic exemptions for professions like doctors which I thought was odd. One can't just claim to be a physician without some type of license to back the claim.
they used to, but not anymore. i believe i even read that the automatic waiver for physicians don't happen