For jurors selected to serve on a jury, compensation is set at $58 per day, or part of a day, until the completion of their service. A check will be issued to the address to which your summons was originally mailed unless you specify an alternative address.
Here: To Whom It May Concern: Hello. I am writing to ask for a personal hardship deferral/excusal from jury duty at this time. I am the fulltime stay at home parent for my four children, ages 8,6, 4 and 2. The 2 year old is still breastfeeding several times a day, and my husband is self-employed.
ONLINE: Using the JUROR/PIN provided on the front of the summons form, access this website: and claim the applicable Disqualification/Exemption. DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR JURY SERVICE (GOVERNMENT CODE §62.102):
If you don't show up for jury duty, the court may fine you anywhere between $100 and $1,000 and depending on the court in which you failed to appear, sentence you anywhere from three days to six months in jail.
Jury service is serious business, and you should dress ingly. Business attire is recommended. Shorts, tank tops and flip-flop sandals are not considered appropriate attire for court. Jeans are allowed.
Usually when employees take the day off for jury duty, they take the whole day off. Regardless of how long jury duty takes for the day.
1. Is jury service mandatory? Yes.