Jury Duty

Identity thieves are using a ‘Jury Duty Scam’ to obtain personal information from citizens throughout Florida. The scammers are telephoning individuals and mailing notices identifying themselves as local court employees and advising these individuals they failed to report for jury duty. In many cases the scammer indicates a warrant has been issued for their arrest and requests the individual to provide personal information such as Social Security number and date of birth for ‘verification’ purposes. Additionally, some scammers are seeking payment of a bond or fine for failure to appear for jury duty.

Clerk’s Office employees will never make such calls and will never request payment for failure to appear. Initial notifications, as well as follow-up notices, are processed through the U.S. Postal Service. Failure to appear for jury duty will require attendance in court, prior to any penalties being imposed. Clerk’s Office employees will, however, respond by telephone to a prospective juror’s inquiry if requested.

Please avoid becoming a victim of this type of identity theft scam by simply refusing to provide the information requested by the caller.

If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodation in order to access court facilities or participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.

To request such an accommodation, please contact Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed:

Court Administration
101 N. Alabama Ave., Ste. B-206
DeLand, FL 32724
Phone: (386) 257-6096

Hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.

You may also visit the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court’s ADA webpage for additional information at  https://circuit7.org/ada/.

All forms can be accessed in our Forms Library.

The following persons, upon written request, may be excused from jury service:

(Please Use the E-Response link at the top of this page to submit your request.)

• Expectant mothers.
• Women who have given birth within 6 months prior to the reporting date on the summons.
• A parent, who is not employed full-time, and has custody of a child under 6 years of age.
• A person who was summoned and who reported as a prospective juror in this county within the previous year.
• A person 70 years of age or older.
• A person responsible for the care of another who because of mental or physical incapacity is incapable of caring for their self.
• A full-time federal, state or local law enforcement officer
• A presiding judge may, in his/her discretion, excuse a person showing evidence of hardship, extreme inconvenience or public necessity.
• A presiding judge may, in his/her discretion, excuse a practicing attorney, a practicing physician or a person who is physically infirm from jury service. A deaf or hearing-impaired individual may not be excluded from service on a trial jury solely on the basis of hearing impairment if that person wishes to serve. However, the presiding judge may find that consideration of the evidence to be presented requires auditory discrimination or that the timely progression of the trial will be considerably affected.

The following persons have a mandatory disqualification from jury service, upon written request:

• Any convicted felon, civil rights not restored.
• Any person currently under prosecution for any crime.
• Any person no longer residing in St. Johns County.

All request forms should be mailed or emailed to the Jury Coordinator.

If you are scheduled to report on Monday, it is possible your term of service will be for Monday only. If you are selected as a juror, your term will be through the completion of the trial. Trial terms can last one day, several days, and up to two weeks; this depends on the trial and will be specified by the judge at the beginning of the selection. A person who has reported as a prospective juror is exempt from jury service for one year from the last day of service.