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Appropriate dress is required. Women are to wear dresses or dress pants. Men are to wear long pants. No shorts or tank tops allowed.

Your clothing should be clean, neat, well-fitted, and appropriate in court. You may not wear spandex or skin-tight clothes, or clothing that is oversized or baggy. You may not wear hats inside court unless required by religious belief or needed due to medical condition.

As of July 2012, citizens are eligible to be summoned for jury service twice a year.

You will need to bring the Jury Summons, driver's license or state Identification Card, glasses, and/or hearing devices (if needed). You may also bring a book or other reading materials to occupy your time when you are not in the courtroom.

(B) "Special jury instructions," meaning instructions from other sources, those specially prepared by the party, or approved instructions that have been substantially modified by the party.

You may be fine with jeans and a t-shirt. Just make sure the jeans are clean and in good condition (no holes or grease spots, for example) and the same with the t-shirt, adding no vulgar or potentially offensive writing on it. Free speech doesn't really exist in the courtroom.

In Georgia state courts, you may ask to be excused from jury duty if: You are a full-time student currently taking classes, You are the primary caregiver to a child age six or younger. You are the primary teacher in a home study program. You are the primary unpaid caregiver for a person over the age of six.

The judge will instruct the jury in each separate case as to the law of that case. For example, in each criminal case, the judge will tell the jury, among other things, that a defendant charged with a crime is presumed to be innocent and the burden of proving his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is upon the Government.

What are the judges instructions to the jury? He tells them they must decide the guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. All twelve must vote guilty or not guilty; otherwise there will be no verdict, and it will be a hung jury.