Jury Duty...

Hmmm, I got a letter last week that I should be prepared to serve as jury duty over the years 2007 and 2008. This means I might have to serve as a juror or lay judge anytime in that period of time. The only person in my family who was ever called to jury duty was my maternal grandfather and he had to serve as a lay judge, which is much harder on you than being a juror, as lay judges also decide the sentence.

 

Here in Austria you have to be 25 years old or older but under the age of 65.

There are reasons for which you may be excused, but none of them exclude me from this duty.... except that I might know the defendant in court, which is a different issue again.