Hello. I'm currently doing a Legal Studies Assignment - it's about certain people that should be excluded from jury service, apart from those that can be exempted right now. I've a few recommendations, wonder what you all think about it? (This is based on Australia's jury system)

Married women - I would suggest that they can be excluded when requested, due to family responsibilities.

Adolescents below 21 - At the age of 18, many teenagers are still on their tertiary studies. (serving as jurors might affect their studies) Besides, at age of 21, they'll be mentally more matured.

Elderly above 60 - The elderly ones might be unfit to withstand long trials. Besides, they are already retired, they deserve real rest after retirement.

Celebrities - Imagine being recognized in the court.

Head of large companies - Serving as juror will deprive them from job for a certain time span, and this might affect companies’ decisions and achievement, which might even affect the economics directly or indirectly.

Please state your comments of my point of views, thank you.

Married women with children who don't work and don't use daycare should be excluded.

College students, perhaps. The maturity argument is irrelevent. They'll be more mature at 25, so we should make 25 the age limit...But they'll be more mature at 30, so we shoulc make 30 the age limit...and so on.

Yes, anyone of retirement age should be excluded if they choose.

I don't think any lawyer would ever put a celebrity on a jury. Not only might it turn the case into a media frenzy, but celebrities decision may influence other jurors.

[quote]Head of large companies - Serving as juror will deprive them from job for a certain time span, and this might affect companies’ decisions and achievement, which might even affect the economics directly or indirectly.

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I think I should also be excluded from jury duty. Have you ever had it? I had it once, and pfft. I was about to fall asleep...That's time I could've been working, (*)(*)(*)(*)it!

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