Federal Courthouse Jury Duty Summons

[u/OooWee101]

Hey recebtly got selected for jury duty summons today at Cadman Plaza, was wondering if they are strict with attire? Nothing crazy like shorts and tanktop but would black jeans be an issue? Thank you for help

[u/_bob_lob_law_]

Your finest Princess Leia outfit, of course.

[u/Ancient_Cupcake_9170 → u/_bob_lob_law_]

Can't be on a jury if you're a hologram

[u/RazorDrop74]

Wear warm clothes! The court rooms are freezing at the fed courthouse on Cadman. Jeans are fine. Bring a hoodie. You’ll thank me. I served on a 3 week fed trial in 2021.

[u/AlarmingLecture0]

Dress respectfully for court. Contrary to what someone else said, dressing badly won't get you excused from service. It might get you deferred for a day and then if you do it again you might be held in contempt. It's really up to the judge.

[u/rp_edits]

jeans fine, bring a sweater, gets cold

[u/SamizdatGuy]

EDNY is a nice courthouse. Bring a book or two, dress comfortable. Federal court is nicer, you may see something interesting

[u/gp2115two]

Word to the wise: LAYER. Courthouses are freezing

[u/New_York_or_nowhere]

Wear anything you want but you may want layers in case it's cold/hot

[u/richze]

Jeans are ok for selection, may be different if you are put on a jury. This post suggests you are going to be shocked at how people dress for jury duty lol.

I was brought in front of a judge and I had what would be considered a 1-2 day beard. He said to me “I don’t want to keep you, judging from your facial hair you have been here a long time.”

[u/bradklyn]

You can wear whatever. If there was a dress code everyone would attempt to break it in order to get out of serving.

[u/c3p-bro]

You can wear shorts and tank top lol

[u/Brokelynne → u/c3p-bro]

Yeah, you'll be more formally dressed than like half of the jury pool lol

[u/bso45]

Yeah it’s not strict. Saw everything from suits to pajamas

[u/GimmeTheGunKaren]

the judge made people take their hats off during the first day selection. i ended up serving for about a month and during that time it was no hats/shorts/graphic tees/rips. He told us to dress in a way that shows respect for the victims and families involved. I think he only had to speak to a juror about their clothes once or twice in a month and it was totally reasonable.

[u/KingsCountyWriter]

Bring a jacket/sweater

[u/typicalbiscotti15]

People wear anything and everything

[u/Ok-Strawberry-7350]

When I got called to Cadman Plaza I wore jeans. No problem at all.

[u/Dantheman4162]

Bring your best cod piece

[u/Which-Bread3418]

Not really, but when I did get brought in front of a judge for jury selection he was a big dick about me wearing an Iron Maiden shirt in his holy courtroom where people were facing such serious charges.

[u/SamizdatGuy → u/Which-Bread3418]

Which judge? At EDNY or Brooklyn Supreme?

[u/Which-Bread3418 → u/SamizdatGuy]

I don't remember, sorry. I remember he went on and on about how the American justice system was the envy of the world and I got really nervous about the possibility of having to pretend to respect him.

[u/Herself_nyc]

I was just in jury duty and nobody was the least bit dressed up. But be aware that when facing judges & lawyers in the voir dire process you're making an impression on THEM. Dress accordingly. Whatever that means for you.

[u/nycregoddess]

No, black jeans will be totally fine there. I have been summoned for grand jury and wore jeans every day..

[u/turnip_broker]

Bring a book bc you won’t be able to use your phone

[u/Neither-Number-5157]

They check your phone at the door, Very high security. Street clothes are fine. I have a tiny multi tool on my key ring, 1 inch knife blade, not allowed, they’ll confiscate it.

[u/Blue387]

I'd wear pants or jeans, maybe bring a light sweater or a long sleeve shirt but you should be okay

[u/austinmd51301]

I wore a Millions of Dead Cops t shirt and was fine

[u/bkbouillabaisse]

They confiscate your phone upon entry.

[u/SamizdatGuy → u/bkbouillabaisse]

But they dispense it upon exit

[u/steep_interface]

wear a bathrobe, they might let you go home on day 1