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wizardru (wizardru) wrote in scans_daily,

As often as everybody else. President Bush was summoned to Jury Duty WHILE HE WAS A STANDING PRESIDENT. He immediately opted out, just like many CEOs doubtless opt out, by stating that jury duty would impact his work too severely (which if proven to be material, is a perfectly acceptable reason under the law). The Governor of Iowa was called for jury duty in 2008 and followed the protocol of going and waiting, though he wasn't selected.

Jury duty selection is normally quite random and being called up for jury duty doesn't even mean, necessarily, that you'll be called for jury selection. Of the three times I've been called, I've only served on a jury once. Many large urban locations now let you just call to see if you're even actually needed that particular day. If you look at the jury roles in Los Angeles, you'll see plenty of famous names.

The main reason you don't see many powerful and rich CEOs on the jury roles is two-fold: first off, they can legitimately make a case that they couldn't serve on a jury without having an adverse effect on their job and their company. Second, many cases would automatically make them a poor choice during jury selection - any business case holds the chance to be prejudicial for that CEO, for example, and the chance for a conflict of interest can be great.