Los Angeles County jurors must register within five days of receiving their summons, by phone or on the court's My Jury Duty Portal1. Jurors are summoned from a 20-mile radius of a courthouse, so you may not serve at the one nearest your home2. Service is one trial, with up to five days on call3.
Numbers to know
Register within five days of receiving your summons1.
Request through the portal or at (213) 972-0970; the court's pages give different online ranges, so check the portal for available dates8.
The most you are on call before service ends3.
Service is complete for 12 months if you are not called in during the on-call period, or report and are not selected9.
Where LA jurors serve
The court summons jurors from a 20-mile radius of a courthouse, considering where jurors live and which courthouses need jurors, so your assigned courthouse may be farther away than the one closest to home2. You can ask to transfer only for a true hardship, explained in writing10.
Responding and asking for changes
The portal lets you register, see reporting instructions, complete the online orientation, and ask to postpone, be excused or change courthouse13. To ask for an excuse by phone, the court says to write a complete explanation on the summons, register at (213) 972-0970 and request the excuse when prompted; you can also ask through the portal. Mail the summons only if instructed. The court says an incomplete explanation may leave you qualified and on the schedule14. Breastfeeding parents should complete the summons and register first, then request a deferral under Special Handling in the portal or by calling (213) 972-097015. Statewide, the deferral can be up to one year, renewable while you are breastfeeding, and a written request under penalty of perjury must be granted without a court appearance16.
Starting the weekend before your service week, call or check the portal for reporting instructions17. If you are not asked to report during the five on-call days, or you report and are not selected, your service is complete for 12 months9. If you report and aren't assigned to a courtroom for jury selection, your service ends that day; if you're assigned to jury selection and it continues past your first day, you must return to finish it; if you're selected as a juror or alternate, you serve for the trial3. If you get another summons within 12 months of reporting, the court must excuse you on request, even if you were never selected18.
Pay and getting there
Jurors receive $15 a day plus 34 cents a mile for travel to and from court, both starting on the second day of attendance. Public employees who keep their regular pay and benefits while serving don't get the $15 fee but still get mileage19. If you are told to return for a second day, you can trade mileage for an EPass card good on Metro and local buses20, or, at the downtown courthouses, for Metrolink tickets21.
Federal jury service in Los Angeles
A federal summons comes from the Central District of California, Western Division, and is separate from county service24. Federal jury duty explained.
What to do next
- Register within five days on the portal or by phone1: My Jury Duty Portal
- Check reporting instructions from the weekend before your service week17.
- Need an accommodation? Send form MC-4106 at least five court days before you need it7.
Related
Sources
24 official sources, with the exact sentence each rule comes from
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs ('Jury Basics' and 'If you are an employer' sections)."Register yourself for service by calling (213) 972-0970 within five (5) days of receiving your summons. You may also register online by selecting <https://juryportal.lacourt.org/>. | You must register even if you are not a U.S. Citizen."
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs ('If you received a summons')."All jurors are summoned by a computerized process. Jurors are summoned from a 20-mile radius of a given courthouse based on the needs of the parties seeking trial. The assignment is made taking into consideration the location of the juror and the location of the courthouse which needs jurors at the time the juror is summoned."
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs."The Superior Court of Los Angeles County has a one trial term of service. This means that you are placed on call for no more than five days and can be asked to report for jury service on one of those days. If you are assigned to a courtroom for jury selection, you will be required to serve until you are excused by the Court or selected as a juror and the case you are selected on is completed. The average jury trial in Los Angeles County is five to seven days."
- Juror Services | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Juror Services landing page (contact section)."If you need an immediate response, please contact a jury assembly room near you or call Juror Services at (213) 972-0970. | All inquiries or completed jury summons can be mailed to: | Juror Services Division | P.O. Box 53378 | Los Angeles, CA 90053-0378"
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs ('If you are an employer' section)."The Juror Services automated Court’s Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephone system (213) 972-0970 allows your employees to postpone their service, speak to a telephone agent to request an excuse or transfer or hear their on-call message at their instructed call-in times. The on-call message system is available between 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. The TTY for the Hearing Impaired is (888) 354-0441. Telephone agents and the TTY number are only available during court business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday."
- Accommodations for jury service | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC 'Accommodations for jury service' page."If you have a disability and need an accommodation for jury service, please complete the Judicial Council of California request form: | Jurors can submit Form MC-410 by e-mail to ADACoordinator@LACourt.ca.gov."
- California Rules of Court, rule 1.100. Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.100(c)(3)."Requests for accommodations must be made as far in advance as possible, and in any event must be made no fewer than 5 court days before the requested implementation date. The court may, in its discretion, waive this requirement."
- Los Angeles Superior Court - Jury postponement FAQ. Los Angeles Superior Court, juror FAQ: "Can I postpone my jury service to a more convenient date?"."You may only request a 30-90 day postponement on the web portal under the tab Reschedule. ... For postponements over 90 days please contact a jury representative at (213) 972-0970."
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs."If you are not required to report during this five (5) day period, your jury service is complete for 12 months."
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs ('Exemptions, Postponements, & Transfers')."Only a true hardship is grounds for a transfer, inconvenience is not."
- Courthouse Information for Jurors | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC 'Courthouse Information for Jurors' page; LASC courthouse directory data."A list of courthouses in Los Angeles County with specific information for a juror assigned to that court location."
- Stanley Mosk Courthouse - Juror Information | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Stanley Mosk Courthouse juror page."Jurors must bring in their summons or badge to enter and exit the parking structure. Jurors must scan their summons/badge bar code at the bar code scanner located at the parking entrance or exit. Jurors will only be allowed to enter and park for free if they have a summons or badge, and their group number has been called in to report for service."
- Juror Services | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror Services landing page (My Jury Duty Portal card)."With the My Jury Duty Portal you can register for jury service, check your reporting instructions, complete an online orientation, request a postponement, provide an excuse and request a new court location."
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs ('Excuses'); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.1008(c) (as cited by the court)."All requests for excuses must be in writing on the jury summons pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 2.1008(c). | Please note that you will need to provide your request on the summons. Failure to provide a complete explanation on your summons may cause you to be automatically qualified for jury service."
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs."The Court allows a parent who is breastfeeding/ chest feeding a child to defer jury service. You must complete your summons and register before requesting a deferment."
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.1006. Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.1006; Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 210.5."A prospective juror who is breastfeeding a child may request that jury service be deferred for up to one year, and may renew that request as long as the prospective juror is breastfeeding. If the request is made in writing, under penalty of perjury, the jury commissioner must grant it without requiring the prospective juror to appear at court."
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs; Stanley Mosk Courthouse juror page."Call (213) 972-0970 (have your Juror Identification Number (JID) and Personal Identification Number (PIN) handy) beginning the weekend before your service date to find out if you are needed to appear. If you are not needed to appear on that particular day, you should go to work as scheduled."
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.1008. Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.1008(e)."A prospective juror who has served on a grand or trial jury or was summoned and appeared for jury service in any state or federal court during the previous 12 months must be excused from service on request. The jury commissioner has discretion to establish a longer period of repose."
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs ('Juror Fees'), citing Code Civ. Proc. § 215."You will be paid $15.00 per day beginning on the second day of service, plus $0.34 per mile traveled in attending and returning from court as a juror for mileage. The exception to this is a juror who is employed by a federal, state, or local government entity, or any other public entity as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 481.200 and receives regular compensation and benefits while performing jury service."
- EPass Card | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC EPass Card page."The EPass Card program offers jurors the option to utilize Metro or local city buses or Metro Rail service to and from jury service at all courthouses in exchange for their mileage reimbursement. Mileage reimbursement for jurors is currently $0.34 per mile round trip. | Jurors required to perform more than one day of jury service at any courthouse may participate but must be willing to waive their mileage reimbursement. Jurors instructed to report for further service on a second or subsequent day can visit the jury assembly room on their first day of service to complete the required waiver form and receive an EPass card good for immediate use."
- JuryLink (Metrolink) | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC JuryLink (Metrolink) page."At the present time, the program is only available to jurors serving at the downtown Los Angeles courthouses (Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Spring Street Courthouse). Participating jurors will receive two 2-trip tickets in exchange for their earned mileage reimbursement."
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs."Dress code should be business casual, but respectful of the Court. Do not wear shorts, halter or tank tops, clothing that exposes the midriff, beachwear, sandals or clothing with inappropriate graphics, logos or wordings."
- Juror FAQs | Superior Court of Los Angeles County. LASC Juror FAQs ('Jury Basics')."When you enter the courthouse, you will go through a metal detector. Your handbag, briefcase, backpack, etc. will be x-rayed. Any item that Court Security personnel decide is hazardous or a weapon will not be permitted into the building. You may be asked to leave the courthouse and return without the items, or they will be confiscated."
- Jurisdiction | Central District of California | United States District Court. U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal., Jurors - Jurisdiction page."This federal court may summon citizens for jury service who live in Los Angeles, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Your jury service cannot be transferred to a superior court."
Reviewed by Roger K. Neustadt, JD, attorney admitted in Georgia. Verified November 10, 2026.
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