What can I do? Call 214-670-0109 and ask to start a service request. A clerk from the jury department will contact you back. The clerk will look up the date you are to appear and provide that information to you.
You get a subpoena in the mail that tells you when you have jury duty, at what time, and where to show up.
View your Jury Duty Status and Reporting Instructions online. You can also call either 1-888-587-9329 or 1-210-472-4912 for the same information. Submit an Excuse or Request a Postponement online. DID YOU RECEIVE A JURY PROSPECTIVE JUROR POSTCARD IN THE MAIL?
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.
A person who receives a summons for jury service and fails to answer the summons as directed by the summons, is subject to a contempt action that is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. (Texas Gov't Code § 62.0141. Failure to Answer Jury Summons.)
Jury selections are scheduled on Mondays with very few exceptions. If you report for jury duty and are not selected, you will receive instructions to call each Friday after pm. Jurors can be summoned more than once during their two-month term of service and can serve on more than one trial during that term.
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.
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.
1. Is jury service mandatory? Yes.
Reasons for Being Excused from Jury Service Medical reasons. Public necessity. Undue hardship. Dependent care. Student Status. Military conflict. Other reason deemed sufficient by the court.