A jury pool is established annually. Throughout the year, as needed, summonses are issued for individuals to appear at court for jury duty. Questionnaires are mailed to prospective jurors, to be completed by them and returned to the Court for certification. Municipal Court jury trials are short in duration, usually only one or two days in length. The law no longer provides any automatic exemptions from jury service. Therefore, age or professions are no longer automatic reasons to be excused. A person seeking to be excused should contact the judge’s office for which they are to appear. Persons seeking a medical excuse must present to the court a note from their doctor stating the medical reasons why a person would be unable to serve. The Jury Commissioner will then contact you.
Jurors are paid $10.00 for reporting for jury service, whether or not the trial proceeds. Individuals seated to serve on a jury will receive $15.00 per day for their services.
The Court does not pay for juror's parking. Parking lots and garages are available in the immediate area. Please see the directions page for more parking information.
If you have additional questions not answered by this web site or the information package you received in the mail, you may call 333-4448 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m Monday – Friday.
F.A.Q Jury Duty
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1. How do I find out if a Jury is canceled? - Top
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Prospective jurors should call 937-333-7566 after 4:30 p.m. on the evening before your scheduled reporting date. A recorded message will advise you if you need to report for jury service. If you are not required to report for jury service because your jury has been canceled, there is no need to make any additional telephone calls. If you are selected for service on another jury, you will receive another jury summons.
Updated: August 16, 2004
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2. What do I do if I cannot make the jury on the day assigned? - Top
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Pursuant to Ohio Law, no one is exempt from jury duty. If you have a circumstance or condition that you believe will cause a hardship for you to serve as required, you might be excused. Excuses can only be granted by the Judge assigned to this jury or his/her representative. You can determine the judge assigned to your jury case by reading the jury summons that you have received. If you have a medical excuse, a doctors note should be mailed back with your summons or faced to the Jury Commissioner at 333-4468
To request to be excused from Jury Duty, for a non-medical reason, call the Judge to whom you are assigned for trial:
Judge John S. Pickrel, 937-333-4345
Judge James F. Cannon, 937-333-4342
Judge Daniel G. Gehres, 937-333-4352
Judge Bill C. Littlejohn, 937-333-4369
Judge Carl S. Henderson, 937-333-4350
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Updated: August 16, 2004
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3. How long will Jury Duty last? - Top
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All prospective jurors can expect to be present at court for at least a half day for jury selection process. If you are selected as a juror, expect that your service will last an additional one half to two days. On a rare occasion the jury may last longer.
Updated: April 30, 2001
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