For petit jurors, payments will be disbursed via Visa debit cards. Activate your card after 5 p.m. on the first day of service at 1-800-341-6700. Payments for each day’s attendance will be loaded onto the debit cards after 5 p.m.
No. If the trial on which you are serving is recessed for an entire day for any reason and you are currently employed, you should report to work on that day. You will not be paid by the Court for days on which the trial is in recess.
No. Complete and return the juror questionnaire. Be sure to indicate that you are not a citizen of the United States. Do not report for service. You will be mailed a notice of confirmation not to report.
The Superior Court's flexible deferral system allows you to select a date to serve that is up to 90 days away from the original date on your summons. The day of the week that you select must be the same day of the week on which you were originally summoned. For example, if your original summons date falls on a Tuesday, the deferral date you select must also be a Tuesday. Most trials last 3-5 days, so keep this in mind when choosing a date to begin your service. The Court does not enroll new jurors on Fridays or federal holidays. See Deferrals.
The Superior Court's flexible deferral system allows you to select a date to serve that is up to 90 days away from the original date on your summons. The day of the week that you select must be the same day of the week on which you were originally summoned. For example, if your original summons date falls on a Tuesday, the deferral date you select must also be a Tuesday. Most trials last 3-5 days, so keep this in mind when choosing a date to begin your service. Superior Court does not enroll new jurors on Fridays or federal holidays. See Deferrals.
In order to remove an individual's name from the master list of jurors because that person no longer resides in the District of Columbia, the Court requires the following information: the individual's name, the bar coded jury number (located in bold print on the face of the summons), and the current address, including street, unit number if applicable, city, state and zip code. You should contact the Juror Office to provide this information.
You will receive a reminder of your new reporting date, not a new summons. Your juror badge number will not change. You should keep the original summons and bring it with you on the new date. Your original summons contains the actual badge you will be required to wear during your service. When you report for service, the badge will be detached from the original summons and placed in a holder that you can attach to your clothing.
Yes, you should complete and return the juror qualification form as soon as you receive it, even if you deferred your jury service to a later time. Complete the form online at www.dccourts.gov/jurorservices, mail the completed form to us in the postage-paid summons packet, or fax it to us at 2028790012@fax2mail.com. Returning your juror qualification form ahead of time will facilitate your check-in for jury service.
Yes; you are still expected to report. Although the Court will send you a reminder of your deferral date, it is your responsibility to report on the deferred date, whether or not confirmation of the deferral reaches you by mail. We recommend that once you arrange a deferral date with our staff, you write down that date as a reminder.
No action is required. Your name will be returned to the general pool of jurors. While you won’t receive credit for serving today, you will not be summoned for service again for approximately two years.