[UltraShy]

I suspect a large segment of the population simply tosses a jury notice in the trash. After all, it's not like you signed for it and things do get lost in the mail. They can't prove you got it.

I've never been called for jury duty yet. I don't think any prosecutor would want me on a jury. They could bring me a case where a guy is caught with 50 pounds of coke on his coffee table and I'd still manage to find "reasonable doubt" because I think the law is wrong (not that such an open & shut case would ever get to trial). Now if you're a defense lawyer, I'd be the juror of your dreams. If you can't get your client off with me, he must be pure evil.

 

[UltraShy]

Here in Michigan they go by the drivers licenses.

Using the DMV instead of registered voters is supposed to produce a more diverse mix, since basically everyone drives regardless of income/education/social status while voting is something a high school drop out is far less likely to do than someone with more education.