How can i be excused from jury duty

To ask to be excused, reply to your jury summons explaining your reasons in detail. You can appeal if your request to change the date of your jury service or be excused is refused. Write to the Jury Central Summoning Bureau, including:. Jury Central Summoning Bureau jurysummoning justice. To help us improve GOV. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Cookies on GOV. UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work.

Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies. Hide this message. Skip to main content. Search form. You are here Home » Juror Information. Qualifications Qualifying questions are based on a national platform and help the jury office determine whether a person is legally qualified to serve as a juror.

To be qualified for jury service a person must: Be a United States citizen; Be at least 18 years of age; Reside primarily in the judicial district for one year; Be adequately proficient in English to satisfactorily complete the juror qualification form; Have no disqualifying mental or physical condition; Not currently be subject to felony charges punishable by imprisonment for more than one year; and Never have been convicted of a felony unless civil rights have been legally restored Exemptions There are some groups of persons who are exempt from jury service: Full-time paid members of the armed forces on active duty; Full-time paid members of professional fire and police departments; and Full-time paid "public officers" of federal, state or local governments.

You will need to complete your Qualifying Questionnaire to access the excuse and it is available at both the qualifying and summoned phase: persons who are over age 70; persons who have served on a grand or petit jury within a 2-year period; and volunteer safety personnel, such as persons who serve without compensation as firefighters or members of a rescue squad or ambulance crew for a public agency.

You'll need to be able to show that you have 'good cause' to be excused. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of NSW, and their continued connection to land, water and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Text size. Introduction If you've received a summons to attend court for jury service and you'd like to be excused, you can do this online. In terms of the Jury Amendment Act , you may have 'good cause' to be excused if: jury service would cause undue hardship or serious inconvenience to you or your family you have a disability that makes you unsuitable or incapable of effectively serving as a juror, without reasonable accommodation there is a conflict of interest or some other knowledge, acquaintance, or friendship that you have, which may result in your being perceived as lacking impartiality as a juror you have a permanent mental or physical impairment that makes you incapable of doing jury service, or that would injure your health if you were to do jury service.

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