Lord Justice Dyson summoned to attend as a juror in June 2004 - prompted the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, to issue observations to judges who are called for jury service - these point out that: a judge serves on a jury as part of his duty as a private citizen, excusal from jury service will only be granted in extreme circumstances, a judge should defer jury service to a later date if they have judicial commitments at the time, at court, if a judge knows the presiding judge or other person in the case, they should raise this with the jury bailiff or a member of the court staff if they consider it could interfere with their responsibilities as a juror, it is a matter of discretion for an individual judge sitting as a juror as to whether they disclose the fact of their judicial office to the other members of the jury, judges must follow the directions given to the jury by the trial judge on the law and should avoid the temptation to correct guidance that they believe to be inaccurate as this is outside their role as a juror