Newton District Court jury information

What you need to know if you have jury duty here.

Respond to your jury summons

Respond and/or check your status online  Respond by mail, or over the phone 

Reporting for jury duty

• On the day before your jury duty, please call the Juror Line [phone] after 3 p.m.
• You must appear by 8:30 a.m.
• Report to 2nd Floor
• When there is severe weather or a public emergency, please call [phone] (after 7 a.m. on jury date) for a recorded announcement

Newton District Court  Directions to Newton District Court 

Juror parking

There is metered street parking as well as a metered parking lot available to the public.

Public Wi-Fi

Public Wi-Fi is available at this courthouse.

What you can and can't bring to jury duty

On the day of jury duty, please bring your completed Confidential Juror Questionnaire (PDF). 

You can also bring:

• Food and drinks. You will likely sit and wait for a while, and lunch break isn’t until 1 p.m.
• Reading material, work, or something to do while you're not participating in a panel
• A cell phone and/or laptop
• Money for food and parking

You can't bring:

• Children or pets
• Weapons