Does being a veteran keep you from serving on a jury?

I was selected twice. First time was not long after getting off active duty. At my last duty station (Ft. Irwin) I was on the Court Martial Panel duty roster. Sat as "jury" on 10 or so cases in a year. They spent more time grilling me on "did I understand the difference between military system & civilian system. "I am, after all, a college graduate..." I said.

Easy answer. No! But you can talk your way out of it.

I live here in Florida Pasco county I have been called up for jury duty three times since I have been retired from the Navy. Out of those three times I have been selected twice here where I live they are very conservative and the prosecutor smiles like a big dog when they see vet status. Not that I really care to do jury duty I feel I have given 20yrs and thats enough but it is my duty if called. It is great to watch the elderly here race to the court house most of them are the greatest generation and they get so disappointed when they don't get to sit on a jury. this is why I love living in God's waiting room.

We get trained to control our emotions, to think rationally, and to make the best decisions based on the available information. These qualities really wreck havoc on an attorney's wins and losses record.

Quite possibly yes since I was Security Forces and worked more Law Enforcement than airfield and systems security. More likely I did a short stint with a local law enforcement agency and my former spouse was a deputy for 13 years. Been called three times and sent home three times even before I warmed my chair up after checking in.

It seems to be in the affirmative for me. I am 60 years old and have never been called. My wife has been called at least 5 times that we could recall.

Do you know, Ive been dismissed from jury duty twice, and I never considered that might be the reason. But it makes sense that, as others are saying, we are a risk because we tend to draw a hard line on things.

I never even made it past the holding pen. Even civilians are primarily used as a threat to get a plea...that said if I were a criminal I would be scared of a vet being on the jury if I knew I was guilty due to their moral compass.

My ex-husband and I are both vets, he has served on juries, he served on 2 earlier this year

I've been selected from Jury duty 3 times and not once been picked.