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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
I don't know about not being paid for the first day... perhaps it is not paid until you are actually selected
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From the info-pamphlet with the jury summons:
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California pays jurors $15 every day starting on the second day of service, except employees of government entities who receive full pay and benefits from their employers while on jury service. All jurors receive at least 34 cents for each mile they travel to court. The mileage payment, only for one-way travel, also starts on the second day. Many courts pay you what it costs to use mass transit instead. Ask your local jury office for information about your court's payment process.
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If I'm called in, I'll be using public transit, and will point out that, if there's no food storage/prep available (fridge, microwave), I may be skipping lunch, which has a deleterious effect on my decision-making processes. (I can do a couple of days' food that stores and can be eaten at room temperature; not sure I can afford a week of that.)
If I'm lucky, using the phrase "deleterious effect" will indicate to the lawyer of one side or the other that, between the vocabulary and the green hair, I'm too weird for them to want.
I think I'd make an excellent juror. I'm good with analyzing data from multiple sources; I'm capable of being impartial, or at least not thinking that someone is right, or telling the truth, just because I like them. But if they want me to comply politely, they should pay at least minimum wage for it, so that it's not financially crippling for anyone living from paycheck to paycheck. And the security measures involved with courtrooms are borderline 4th amendment violations.