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I'm doing jury service starting next Monday and would like advice please on what to wear ?

 

I have jacket/skirt suits for work, mainly black jackets and variations on cream/black/hint of colour tops and skirts. They're comfy enough, as I wear them to work every day, but quite formal and I don't want to look like I should be presenting the evidence rather than listening to it .

 

Otherwise, I have outdoors-ey clothes that are suitable for walking dogs in a muddy field - Craghoppers trousers, fleeces, t-shirts. Nothing that could be described as "smart casual", even my jeans are scruffy looking.

 

Omleteer advice please on which is best for the occasion, suit or scruffy?

[Chickendoodle]

In between suit and scruffy. A suit is definitely not required. I dressed as though I was going to work in a normal office but really jeans are fine so I changed after the first day. You have to bear in mind that the seats are incredibly uncomfortable ( I was in an old crown court ) so comfort in your clothes is a priority

[Olly]

I agree that a suit isn't essential but if it's a choice between suit/scruffy then I'd go for suit. If you were facing a jury, how would you want them to look? It's also a sign of respect for the court.

[patsylabrador]

I would always suggest a suit for jury service, I believe it shows respect for the job you're doing. If a case is in court it is important to everyone and would have already involved a huge amount of work. My opinion is that it is something to be taken seriously, your decision could have a profound affect on a number of people and you should dress accordingly.

In fact I taught my boys that if they're ever in doubt, wear a suit. They look good, fit most formal occasions and it's better to be the only one wearing a suit than the only one wearing jeans. You might stand out but for the right reasons.

[sjp]

as long as it's comfortable as you'll do a lot of sitting around in court or the jury room I spent the first day waiting around before they sent us home after the case we were slated for got canned

[Daphne]

I was on a 2 week case in an old crown court (possibly the same place as you Chickendoodle ) and it was the middle of winter, very wet and very cold and I had a 20 minute walk to the court. I wore jeans everyday, with T-shirt and jumper and scarf - not scruffy, but comfy. You could only see the top half of us all in any case once we were seated in the jury box I honestly can't remember what anybody had on, but it wasn't overly smart, some people had cycled into court. I would very firmly say you should just be comfortable and if work skirts are comfy then go for that! Being a juror can be a massive experience, there is an awful lot to concentrate on and the last thing you want to be thinking about is your clothing. Also, there is a lot of sitting about waiting for things to happen so layering is key, so you are comfortable no matter where you are in the court building.

[Chickendoodle]

There is an awful lot of sitting around - you might sit for days in the holding room and never actually get on to a jury. Comfort without being too scruffy is the key. The whole idea of a jury is that it is a random mix of people so there will naturally be a random mix of clothing. If there were 12 suited jurors it would not look or be random -(in fact I think it would look pretty intimidating to the defendant) so there is certainly no expectation that you wear a suit (you are a member of the public after all, not a magistrate)

 

On one of my juries we had an unemployed single mother, me (insurance broker), teacher, supermarket assistant...., I doubt if any owned a suit - I certainly don't.

 

The people who wore suits or quite formal clothing generally toned it down considerably by day 2. I think the belief when you haven't done jury service is that you should dress formally, but when you are actually doing it the reality is quite different.

 

Good luck. Take a good book/kindle and remember that you are not allowed metal cutlery (I stupidly took a fork to eat my pasta salad and had it confiscated. Ended up with very messy fingers!)

[WitchHazel]

Ideally something in between.

 

There isn't anything wrong with wearing jeans, lots of people wore them when I was on jury service.

 

I wouldn't wear scruffy clothes though.

 

There are two reasons for this. Firstly, it does show a slight disrespect for the whole system. But, more importantly, it may affect how your fellow jurors view you (and therefore view your opinions). I know it shouldn't, but it can and does.

 

If you don' have non-scruffy casual clothes, then I would wear whatever you would normally wear to the office.

 

As others have said, there is *a lot* of waiting around.

[Daphne]

Yes, the best advice of all is to take something to read

[dancing cloud]

Thank you everyone, just the advice I was hoping for

 

Kindle is already charged up and ready to go, and I was intending to take food and water, so I can be certain of entertainment and food!

 

remember that you are not allowed metal cutlery

 

Thank you Chickendoodle, I'd never even thought about that

 

Think it's going to be office-wear and I can always take a jacket off, if it's warm enough. Skirt and top and comfy shoes shouldn't look too bad. If it's very hot, I do have a couple of reasonably smart casual summer dresses, but they would look a bit too cheerful on a rainy day.

[Angie]

If in doubt Smart Casual , but my OH says suit. And take something to read and a bottle of water.