How can jury duty be postponed

AND my service is at least one week away: Please return the Jury Information Form found on the lower portion of your summons. You will find instructions for requesting a postponement on the back of the form. Follow the call-in instructions on your summons to determine if your request was granted, or you may use eJuror to complete your Jury Information Form online and request a postponement of your service.

Note: Your request will be processed quicker using eJuror than if you returned the form by regular mail. I have already responded to my summons Nor is it the weekend prior to my reporting date: Please contact the jury staff by e-mail explaining your hardship and indicate a month in the near future that you are available to serve.

Be sure to type out your name and include your 9-digit Juror Participant Number. Do not assume your request for a postponement was received and granted unless you receive confirmation back by e-mail or by calling the Jury Information Line as instructed on the back side of your summons. It is after p. Last Minute Family or Medical Emergency If you have a family or medical emergency, please contact the court. We prefer that you e-mail us now since we'll need a written explanation from you. Or you may call after a.

You may not hear back from us right away, but please consider yourself excused from reporting. Additional documentation may be requested from you to substantiate your hardship.

Voluntary Permanent Excuses Upon written request, you may be permanently excused if you fall under any of the following categories: Prior Federal Jury Service You must have served Federal jury service at a U. Be aware: The Court's policy is not to contact prospective or active jurors to request personal information such as birth date, social security or credit card numbers.

Read more. Skip to main content. Jurors Attorneys People without Lawyers Media. Text Size: Decrease font size Reset font size Increase font size. If you have been previously postponed or absent, any request made through this system will NOT be honored. If granted, excuse periods may not exceed 24 months. Please mail the required proof along with the original signed Jury Summons Part A to the above address.

Pick a date between 2 and 6 months from the date on your summons and you will be assigned the available date closest to your choice. Any future request for postponement or excusal must be made by contacting your local commissioner of jurors office.

If you cannot serve even if granted a postponement, you may contact your local commissioner of jurors office and ask to be excused from service. The commissioner may ask you to provide documentary proof of the reasons why you need to be excused.

Jurors who do not sit on a jury trial may serve for as little as 1—2 days. However, even if not needed for a trial, a juror may be asked to be available or on call for up to five days.

Those who are selected to serve on a jury are required to serve on only one trial. The judge informs the jurors how long the trial is expected to last. Length of service on a grand jury may vary from two weeks to a month or more. The fee is paid by the State or the employer depending on 1 the day of service and 2 the size of employer. Contact your local Commissioner of Jurors. Jurors are normally required to provide supporting documentation. A person who serves in a State or Federal court in New York—either by reporting in person or by being available to serve via a telephone call-in system—normally is not eligible to serve again in the New York State courts for at least six years.