Jury Duty

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Respond and prepare for jury duty

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• 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 
• Juror handbooks, brochures, and forms 

Eligibility and disqualification

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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

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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

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

Learn more about the jury process

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