doctor visits, so be sure to use them to your advantage. 9. Is your long-lost Uncle a cop? -- Be sure to somehow slip that in when being questioned. Some lawyers may not want someone close to law enforcement to sit on their jury. 10. Get drunk before you show up -- Risky? Yep. But alcoholics who are drunk at 8am will probably be sent home early. 11. Be biased -- Be biased against the crime, the location, the race of the perp, the color of the rug in the courtroom. Admittedly biased people have no place on a jury. 12. Spill your darkest secrets to the lawyers -- Ever been the victim of a crime that could sway your opinion of the case at hand? Be sure to let them know about it. 13. Buddhists get off jury duty -- My friend, a Buddhist, has gotten off jury duty 3 times just by being Buddhists. It's against his religion to pass judgement on others. I am sure there are clauses in other religions that could also be used. 14. Be a student -- If jury duty could affect your grades or your chance at graduation, you can probably get out of serving just by asking. Although, now that I think about it, my college professor didn't care that I missed a mid-term because my dad died, so maybe some judges don't care either. 15. Moved out of the county asking you to serve lately? -- Let them know --