Jury (FAQ)

Jury service is a new experience for almost everyone selected. The Monroe County Common Pleas Court wants to make your jury service a comfortable experience. The performance of jury service is the fulfillment of a civil and moral obligation. Conscientious service brings its own reward in the satisfaction of an important task being completed. There is no more valuable service a citizen can perform in support of the judicial system than serving as a juror.

The purpose of the following information is to familiarize you with some of the facets of jury service and to answer any possible questions regarding jury service. It is not intended to advise you about the law.

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HOW WAS MY NAME CHOSEN?

ELIGIBILITY FOR JURY SERVICE?

HOW MUCH NOTICE WILL I RECEIVE PRIOR TO REPORTING FOR JURY SERVICE?

WILL I BE REQUIRED TO TAKE AN OATH?

WHAT ABOUT MY CHILDREN?

WHAT ABOUT MY EMPLOYER, PROFESSOR OR INSTRUCTOR?

WHERE DO I PARK?

TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS?

WHAT IF WEATHER IS A FACTOR AFTER I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED FOR JURY SERVICE?

HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY?

DO I GET PAID?

WHAT IF I AM SICK, OR ON VACATION?

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I MIGHT BE CALLED FOR JURY DUTY AND NOT SIT ON A JURY?

JUROR CONDUCT

Absence from the County

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRAND JURORS AND PETIT JURORS?

I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE LAW.