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7.6 Jury Duty/Court Appearance Leave

As a matter of good citizenship, faculty members are encouraged to serve when called upon for jury duty. However, because of the difficulty in finding qualified replacements and because of the additional burden on colleagues, faculty members often find it hard to honor a mid-semester request for jury duty. A letter to the court stating that the faculty member is a teacher will usually exempt or delay service.

An employee is expected to work their regular schedule on days when court is not in session, as well as the remainder of the day on any workday after they are excused from court. Employees will be paid their regular wages while on jury duty, and may retain all jury duty pay and mileage fees.

Employees subpoenaed as witnesses in criminal or civil proceedings where they are not a litigant or participant may be paid their regular wages.