Discharge From Jury Service In Arizona
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Jury Duty Out-of-Office Message Thank you for your email. I am currently serving jury duty and will not be available until date. If you need immediate assistance, please contact name at email address. Otherwise, I will respond to your email as soon as possible upon my return.
I will be away from the office until Return date for Reason and will not have access to email. If your request is urgent, please contact Colleague Name + their job title for assistance at email, phone, etc.. Otherwise, I'll get back to you when I return.
Dear Sender, Thank you for your message. I am currently serving jury duty and will be unavailable until Return Date. This civic duty requires my full attention, and I will have limited access to email during this time.
For example, write something like “My name is Jane Doe. On (date), I received a jury summons for (court date) at (court address) and was assigned the juror number (insert number here). I am writing to request to be excused from jury service because being absent from work would pose an extreme financial hardship.”
The court will send you a second jury duty request if you missed your first appearance. If you miss a jury date, serious consequences can take effect. You could be held in contempt of court and required to attend jury duty on a different date. You can also be fined $500 for missing a jury appearance.
A request to be excused must be made in writing to the court that issued the summons and must be supported by appropriate documentation. Requests for excuse should be directed to the Jury Commissioner's Office. Your service is required as a prospective juror for a minimum of one day.
When writing a jury excuse letter, directly state why you cannot serve and how serving would lead to hardship. Valid exemptions include being ill or disabled, being the sole guardian of young children, or being over the age of 70. Include documentation such as a doctor's note or a letter from an employer.
Simply tell your employer you have been selected to sit on a jury and you need X number of days off for the trial to run. Your employer should also understand your jury will have to deliberate the case.
