Any future request for postponement or excusal must be made by contacting your local commissioner of jurors office.
If you cannot serve even if granted a postponement, you may contact your local commissioner of jurors office and ask to be excused from service. The commissioner may ask you to provide documentary proof of the reasons why you need to be excused. Jurors who do not sit on a jury trial may serve for as little as 1—2 days.
However, even if not needed for a trial, a juror may be asked to be available or on call for up to five days. Those who are selected to serve on a jury are required to serve on only one trial. The judge informs the jurors how long the trial is expected to last.
Length of service on a grand jury may vary from two weeks to a month or more. The fee is paid by the State or the employer depending on 1 the day of service and 2 the size of employer. Contact your local Commissioner of Jurors. Jurors are normally required to provide supporting documentation. A person who serves in a State or Federal court in New York—either by reporting in person or by being available to serve via a telephone call-in system—normally is not eligible to serve again in the New York State courts for at least six years.
A juror who serves for more than ten days normally is not eligible to serve again in the New York State courts for at least eight years. If you do not have proof of your felony conviction, and you were convicted in New York State: please email us at kingscountyjury nycourts. If you do not have proof of your felony conviction that occurred outside of New York State, you must contact that jurisdiction for proof.
All applications for postponements must be submitted prior to the date of jury service. If the summons indicates that you have had a prior postponement, or that you were absent the last time you were called, it is important that you report for jury service on the date the summons indicates. If you have had no prior postponements, and would like to automatically file for your first postponement now, you can apply by phone at or on the web at www. If you are requesting to be excused from jury service due to a language problem, you must appear in person on the date and time you are summoned.
Further instructions will be given to you at the location where you are summoned. If you have a medical condition that prevents you from serving as a juror, please call You may download the form for your doctor to use. Under Federal law, a person cannot be required to serve jury duty more often than once every two 2 years.
If you have served in the United States District Court or a New York State Court within the last two 2 years, and wish to be excused, please mail a copy of your official jury certificate, together with our summons, in the return envelope.
The court follows current best practices for database and server security, maintained by highly-skilled Information Technology court staff, and supported by a dedicated national network security group. Juror Qualification Questionnaires are sent to people randomly selected from the voter rolls these are not to be confused with the update cards found at the back of the Summons to Jury Duty.
The questionnaires are used to determine who is qualified to serve jury duty. You can complete the Juror Qualification Questionnaire on-line or you can complete the form, sign it, and return it in the business reply envelope. There is a space on the back of the form if you wish to write a message. If you recently served jury duty in another Court, you must include a copy of your jury certificate.
If you are found to be qualified for jury service, you will receive a Summons to Jury Duty at a later date. The United States Constitution guarantees the right to a trial by jury in both criminal and civil cases.
Your participation as a juror helps make that possible. By serving jury duty you are participating in the administration of justice. There is no more valuable service that a citizen can perform in support of our democratic Government than the good faith performance of jury duty. We hope you find your jury service to be an interesting and rewarding experience. Would the Jury Department or any other Court personnel ever call and request personal identifying information such as a social security number or any other sensitive information?
How can I get proof of my jury service? Jurors should not use e-mail to contact the Court. Grand Jurors Court Location. Manhattan For more information and assistance, call the Commissioner of Jurors.
Queens For more information and assistance, call the Commissioner of Jurors. Staten Island For more information and assistance, call the Commissioner of Jurors at You can get detailed information about jury fees and employee pay during jury duty. Federal Jury Duty.
Bronx and Manhattan You can get information about Federal jury duty for the U. By Phone. Clear lookup field Launch lookup modal. We're sorry, an error has occurred. There are no records to display. You don't have permissions to view these records. Error completing request. Select Cancel Remove value.
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