Request a caregiver disqualification from jury duty

If you're the sole caregiver for a person with a medical disability in your household, you can request to be disqualified from jury duty.

Office of Jury Commissioner

The Details

What you need

You may be disqualified from jury duty if you're the sole caregiver for a person with a medical disability in your household. To be disqualified from jury duty as a sole caregiver, you must:

  • Be solely responsible for the daily care of a person with a permanent disability living in the same household (this doesn't include children or others who aren't permanently disabled)
  • Not be regularly employed outside of your home
  • Not be employed as a professional caregiver or home health aide

To request a sole caregiver disqualification, you or the registered physician or Christian Science Practitioner for the person with a medical disability will need to submit a letter. The doctor's letter should include:

  • The practitioner’s letterhead
  • Your name and the Badge Number on your summons
  • The name, address, and age of the person with the medical disability 
  • A description of the daily care you provide
  • The practitioner's opinion that if you served jury duty, it would cause a substantial health risk to the person with the medical disability 
  • A confirmation that you don't work outside of your home

Once you have your doctor's letter, you can submit it in 1 of 2 ways.

How to submit

Mail your letter to:

Office of Jury Commissioner
560 Harrison Ave., Suite 600
Boston, MA 02118

Fax your letter to (617) 422-5869.

Contact

Address
Street Address
560 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118
Mailing Address
560 Harrison Ave., Suite 600, Boston, MA 02118
Fax
(617) 422-5869

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