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Jury Duty Explained

Jury duty rules by state

Jury service is run by each state, usually county by county. Pick your state for its pay, postponement and excuse rules and its official jury office.

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Full state guideOfficial court link and general steps

States with full guides

Full guides are added only after each state's rules are researched from official sources and reviewed.

Official jury pages for every state

The official statewide page for jury service in each state, checked on November 10, 2026. Where a state has no statewide page, contact the court named on your summons.

StateOfficial page
AlabamaAlabama Administrative Office of Courts
AlaskaJury Service - Alaska Court System
ArizonaJury Service Information
ArkansasArkansas Jury Service | Arkansas Judiciary
CaliforniaJury Service | Judicial Branch of California · our guide
ColoradoJury | Colorado Judicial Branch
ConnecticutJury Administration - CT Judicial Branch
DelawareInformation for Jurors - Delaware Courts - State of Delaware
District of ColumbiaJurors | District of Columbia Courts
FloridaNo statewide page found; use your summons
GeorgiaServe Jury Duty | Georgia.gov · our guide
HawaiiJury Service
IdahoJury Information | Idaho Courts | Idaho Supreme Court
IllinoisCircuit Court Jury Information
IndianaIndiana Judicial Branch: Serving Jury Duty
IowaJury Service | Iowa Judicial Branch
KansasNo statewide page found; use your summons
KentuckyJury Service - Kentucky Court of Justice
LouisianaNo statewide page found; use your summons
MaineJury Service in Maine: State of Maine Judicial Branch
MarylandJury Service| A Message from the Judiciary | Maryland Courts
MassachusettsOffice of Jury Commissioner | Mass.gov
MichiganNo statewide page found; use your summons
MinnesotaJury Service
MississippiNo statewide page found; use your summons
MissouriJuror Basics
MontanaJuror Information
NebraskaJury Service | Nebraska Judicial Branch
NevadaJury Service
New HampshireJurors
New JerseyJurors | NJ Courts
New MexicoJury Duty - Jury Duty
New YorkGeneral Jury Information | New York Courts · our guide
North CarolinaJury Service | North Carolina Judicial Branch
North DakotaNorth Dakota Court System - Jury Service
OhioNo statewide page found; use your summons
OklahomaNo statewide page found; use your summons
OregonOregon Judicial Department : Find Juror Information : How Do I? : State of Oregon
PennsylvaniaJury Duty | Learn | Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
Rhode IslandJurors
South CarolinaJuror Information - South Carolina Judicial Branch
South DakotaHome page SDUJSJurors
TennesseeNo statewide page found; use your summons
TexasTJB | About Texas Courts | Juror Information | Jury Service in Texas · our guide
UtahJuror Information (Juryroom)
VermontJury Services | Vermont Judiciary
VirginiaThe Answer Book for Jury Service (Virginia's Judicial System)
WashingtonGetting Selected for Jury Duty (Washington Courts eService Center)
West VirginiaJury Information | West Virginia Judiciary
WisconsinWisconsin Court System - Court services - For jurors
WyomingJury Duty - Wyoming Judicial Branch

Summoned by a federal court?

If your summons comes from a United States District Court, federal rules apply wherever you live. Federal jury duty explained.