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If you skip jury duty in Texas, you will be held in contempt of court, and the judge might impose a fine of up to $1,000. You can avoid paying the fine if you have a valid reason for missing the summons.
By law, you are allowed to reschedule your jury service one-time for any reason. The deferral date must be on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, at least six weeks from your current summons date.
Texas has a list of specific excuses that can be used to be exempt from reporting for jury duty, including excuses for breastfeeding, age, police, medical worker and firefighter. You can also be excused if you don't meet the basic eligibility requirements for jury duty in TX.
In order to be eligible to serve as a juror, a person must be at least 18 years of age or older, and a US citizen. Non-citizens (including green card holders, non-immigrants, and TNTs) would therefore not be eligible to serve as a juror.
While jury duty is a civic requirement for all eligible citizens in Texas, there are a number of excuses that can be used to legally get out of being required to report for jury selection or jury duty, or receive a deferral.
Exemptions from Jury Service (GOVT CODE §62.106): You over seventy (70) years of age. You have legal custody of a child/ children younger than 12 years of age and your jury service requires leaving the child/children without adequate supervision. You are a student of a public or private secondary school.
Common Effective Jury Duty Excuses Extreme Financial Hardship.Full-Time Student Status.Surgery/Medical Reasons.Being Elderly.Being Too Opinionated.Mental/Emotional Instability.Relation to the Case/Conflict of Interest.Line of Work.
If you skip jury duty in Texas, you will be held in contempt of court, and the judge might impose a fine of up to $1,000. You can avoid paying the fine if you have a valid reason for missing the summons.
Avoiding it, however, is ill advised: you cannot simply refuse and it is a criminal offence to not answer a jury summons without reasonable cause. You may, however, be able to defer (or possibly be excused) if you've served in the last two years or have a good reason.