Jury Duty

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Respond and prepare for jury duty +

Respond to your summons  Jury duty informational videos  What you need to know before your jury service  What to expect on the day of your jury service  Learn about trial jury service  Learn about compensation for jury duty  Learn about employment obligations during jury duty  Learn about jury duty accessibility  Juror handbooks, brochures, and forms 

Juror eligibility and disqualification +

There are a few different reasons you might not be qualified (or "disqualified") to perform jury service. Find out if you're eligible to serve and what you should do if you're not qualified.

Learn about juror eligibility and disqualification  Instructions for sending proof of disqualification from juror service  Delinquent Jurors: Disqualification instructions  Request a medical disqualification from jury duty  Request a caregiver disqualification from jury duty 

Modify your service +

Find out what to do if you want to serve at a different courthouse, lost your summons, or are not disqualified but wish to be excused from jury duty.

Postpone your jury service  Asking to be excused from jury duty  Request a jury duty hardship transfer  Get help if you lose your jury summons 

After you serve jury duty +

Take the online jury duty survey  Learn about proving your jury service 

Learn more about the jury process +

Learn about jury selection  Massachusetts jury statute  Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner Regulations  The Center for Jury Studies  Learn about the Public Outreach Program