Jury Duty

I would say that your chances are pretty good. I did Jury Service early last year, and then got called again later in the year. I wrote a letter saying that I had already served on one case and as I was self employed, taking another week off wasnt an option for me financially. They were sweet about it, so would imagine being pregnant you should be fine. There is a tonne of sitting around, I wouldnt want to do it now!

lol that sounds good nzpiper.

Yup it's a valid excuse. I got excused from jury duty while pregnant. Just on the form write down how preggers you are and that you don't want the stress and it wouldn't be very good to have someone on a jury who needs to be excused every 1/2 hour hehe

I would ask to be excused on the basis of "unable to sit still for long periods due to late pregnancy". In Palmy, you usually only have to request to be excused and they will excuse you because there are always heaps of people called and a lot of them don't bother to ask!

Argh, damn dury duty!! I've just sent me form back getting excused because if they make me do it, I fail my course and won't graduate this December! They better excuse me for that reason! My mum said, write on the bottom of your letter (Section C I think it is) that you would be more than happy to serve at another time.

My mum last got called when she was in a coma in 1995 and they haven't asked her since (we joke and say they must of thought she must of died as she was so close to dying). Last time I got called I had just had Andrew so I got out of it because of BF great excuse.

It's all to do with the electoral role to how you get called up for it, luck of the draw sometimes.

i've never been called up, (touch wood!) and have just gotten married, so name changed, so no doubt i will get called up to do it now! apparently you get excused for around three years after babys born, so thats a plus!