The soldier has been called to jury duty. He has been called several times but to date he has never been selected to serve although he wishes to with all his heart.

"You're Catholic so you don;t believe in the death penalty then?"

 "No, I think they should fry those bastards..."

"Dismissed."

For some reason I think he is going to be picked this time just for the shock of it.

Have you ever served on a jury? Where is your Jupiter?

I was called for jury duty, but it was settled out court so I received credit without having to do anything. Jupiter in the first house.

I haven't -- been called twice in my current city and once before when I was in colege --so they keep trying! but they never want me due to the answers I give them--

They ask if I can be fair and impartial, etc and I say "no, I can't" which is the truth--

Oh wait a minute. I just remembered a time when I was an alternate but they settled--

Jupiter in the 2nd in Libra

Yes! Once I was dismissed because I worked out at the aame gym the prosecuting attorney worked out at. The seconed time was a few years ago. I tried to get out of it but I still was picked. It took two days and it was a civil case.  A guy bought engineered hard wok flooring that was discounted, installed them himself, and had problems with buckling.  He was suing the business because the flooring didn't come with a warranty.  I think he just wanted a new floor,lol.  Needless to say he lost the case.  My Jupiter is in Leo in the 2nd house.

I've been called once but never selected to serve.  The defense in a sexual assault case took one look at me and decided I was not what he was looking for.

yeah - i HATED it.

was on a case about a widow who's husband had died - she thought they had purchased mortgage insurance through the bank. the bank says it was discussed but not purchased. the policy hadn't been created, so we were supposed to decide the percentage of fault for each party. the way it worked, the case would go to whomever we decided was least at fault.

it was literally the banker vs. the widow.

we couldn't take notes. i hate meetings and it was a two day meeting! there were lots of idiots on the jury. it was hard to pay attention to the testimony about insurance. they rambled. ultimately, the jury ended up deciding based on an assertion they made up themeselves, that the husband probably lied to his wife about having purchased it to shut her up! there were NO indications of this but that's what these idiots decided.

jupiter in gemini /11th

"yeah, we'll get in the jury room and I'll tell the pot smokers, you'd better get some donuts because we're going to be in here awhile DEE-liberating! And if they're snotty i will go southern on them. Oooooooo eeeeeeeeee, don't that boy got himself a pack of words. He must have imsef one of dose deeee-greeeees!"

He's clamoring to get one. One nightmare coming a  county near you...

Almost - my family had encountered a similar situation so I was relieved from having to serve.  There was no way I could have been impartial - my family had an interstate cut through our property - this was a similar one - an electric company wanting to put up those giant ginormous steel whatchies to string their lines across this couple's place.  Nope, I would've sided with those people.  They weren't interested in having their property cut in half by this huge swath.  Neither were we.  Half of me wishes I had kept my mouth shut and just served anyway.

Jupiter 15°43' Scorpio, in House I 

Jupiter conjunction Ascendant orb +0°11'

Jupiter square Uranus orb -0°38'

Mars opposite Jupiter orb -6°16'

Jupiter quintile Pluto orb -0°27'

Jupiter square Midheaven orb -7°18'

Jupiter conjunction Neptune orb +10°19'
 

hahahahahaa! he's hysterical.

hahaha

I've never even been asked. Hrmpf.

8th house Jupiter.

My mom was on the jury of a murder case. She was in heaven haha. (A guy caught someone stealing his car battery & confronted him. The thief attacked and so the car-owner killed him. Self defense.)

I hope they make the Soldier the foreman!

 Finally, when I had time to serve on a jury and actually got called, my "group" was dismissed before we even got interviewed.  But it counted as showing up, so I won't be called for another year.  I really, really hope I wouldn't get on a jury ike Goddess', though...  I would die of boredom and definitely not be a good juror.  I wonder if that could be an excuse to get off:  sorry, financial matters put me to sleep!!

 Jupiter, 6th house.

I've been called three times, and picked twice: both times as the alternate. The first one was an assault with a deadly weapon, and somebody else on the jury was excused on the second day so I had to step in. The second was a woman fighting a traffic ticket; I had to listen to everything and then didn't get to vote.

The third time I was called, they had more people than they needed for all the cases that didn't settle, so I just read novels in the courthouse for a day and a half and went home.

"yeah, we'll get in the jury room and I'll tell the pot smokers, you'd better get some donuts because we're going to be in here awhile DEE-liberating! And if they're snotty i will go southern on them. Oooooooo eeeeeeeeee, don't that boy got himself a pack of words. He must have imsef one of dose deeee-greeeees!"

I haven't laughed so much in days! Toooo funny

Jupiter in 8th. For about three years I kept getting called and then coming closer and closer to having to do it (went from the night-before call cancellation to having to go there in person for a last-minute cancellation), and finally on the third year I knew it was "my year." Sure 'nuff, right in the jury box on the first go. I thought I might be able to get out of it because i have a cousin who's a cop, but nope. I did about three days or so.

It was a case of some gangbanger (or former gangbanger, hard to tell there) having a gun hidden in his car and whether or not they could absolutely prove he put it there, since it was a car he bought off some old man first. Sadly, they could not with 100% certainty, so we had to let him go. The prosecutor said they knew that from the getgo after the trial was over. I got a certificate of appreciation for going after the fact, which I think is hilarious and I hung it on my cube wall. 

Haven't been called again since. 

Eh, it wasn't too bad, other than (a) getting there via 2 busses with creepy people and having to leave really early in the morning, (b) metal detectors, and (c) having to sit still for hours. At least they let me take notes, but I wished I could have knitted or something. 

I've never served on a jury.  I was once called to serve, over 30 years ago, but I was relieved because I'd moved out of the jurisdiction.  Jupiter conjunct ascendant in first house in Taurus.

My husband served one time on a murder trial.  He has Jupiter conjunct descendant in the 7th house in Aries.   The jury decided not guilty because of self defense. 

My brother served on a federal grand jury for several years.  Jupiter in Gemini.   The case kept getting bigger and bigger. 

Yes, I got selected.  Jupiter in the 5th, aspecting Moon and Venus.  We came back with a guilty verdict.  I liked serving, I thought it was fascinating, although afterward I felt somewhat strange about having had the power to determine someone's future in a way.  He did commit the crime, and a court case was inevitable, but we played a part in his sentencing.

I just served last week. The defendant wasn't present, but his picture was. He was accused of stealing a car (the ignition thingy was all messed up, along with wires hanging out of that area and broken plastic).

He had an empty holster on him and when the cop asked, "Where's the gun"? he nodded with his head to look in back of him (Was this scene on the latest "Stupid Criminals" episode?) Then, he said to the cop, "I know I shouldn't have that gun, being a felon and all." Oops, again.

 I'm glad it wasn't an ambivalent case--it was still hard convicting someone to probably a good deal of prison time.

My solar return chart had the Jupiter/Neptune/Chiron trio in it in the 9th and transiting Jupiter had just retrograded in my 12th, opposing Pluto.

Thanks you guys, I love these stories!

Yes, 3 times and I was surprised I was picked each time...Jup. in the 5th.  They knew I worked for the system, they knew my husband was an engineer (forensic), they understood my beliefs and still I was picked.  1st. case was a traffic accident - guilty, 2nd. was a civil case involving a real estate deal gone bad....but I and a couple of others did not think the defendant was guilty, so case settled after 6 weeks of trial!  And 3rd time - older woman was going around impersonating an income tax accountant...I thought she sounded just like my grandmother did at the beginning stages of dementia and I kept the jury in until the foreman was convinced to ask the judge if he would amend the choices of sentencing.  The judge did and we got a mental evaluation for her.  The judge actually reprimanded her attorney for not having her evaluated before standing trial...he thought the same thing.....it truly is a priviledge.  

I view this position in the same way as the person who sits at the emergency aircraft exit seats....they better be willing and able and capable of doing the job, if not....don't do it.... 

denamaria, I am totally impressed. I think most people would cave just to get it over with. Maybe that's not true, I hope it's not true. You rock!

I've been on a few juries, the very first one i was the foreman.

then i got turned down for one when i let them know I WANTED to be on a jury!

Jupiter in the 12th.

It's really hard when you know that someone is guilty, but you can't prove it and you have to let them go. Fortunately I never had a really nasty trial.

I've been summoned twice but for some reason or another never responded....

 I'd like to serve, one day, though.  I think I can be very impartial.

Jupiter Libra in 6th.