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    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

    Eastern District of Texas

    Honorable Amos L. Mazzant, III, Chief Judge
    David A. O'Toole, Clerk of Court

    Jury Service

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     28. U.S.C. § 1861 affords litigants the right to juries selected at random from a fair cross-section of the community.
    Jurors help ensure that justice is carried out fairly and impartially. We are honored to serve you as you fulfill your duties.

    The 6 Divisions (serving 43 counties) that comprise the Eastern District of Texas follow the same jury processes in 2 distinct phases (see our Juror FAQs):

    1)      QUALIFICATION PHASE: Names are randomly drawn every 2 years from lists of registered voters and licensed drivers/state ID holders to receive Postcards / Qualification Questionnaires so recipients’ eligibility for jury service can be determined. THIS IS NOT A SUMMONS TO APPEAR. (Correspondence is mailed districtwide from our Sherman Division.)

    2)      SUMMONS PHASE: Qualified persons may be randomly selected to receive a summons for jury duty in the appropriate division based on their residence. It will note a specific date and time that you must appear.

    I RECEIVED A QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE (OR POSTCARD)

    I RECEIVED A SUMMONS FOR JURY DUTY
    •  Use eJUROR to submit your questionnaire.
       
    • CALL OUR QUESTIONNAIRE HOTLINE AT 866-291-6747 to request a paper questionnaire, report an issue, or receive assistance. The hotline resolves 95% of calls, but it will transfer you to the Jury Office when needed.
       
    • If, after following the hotline prompts, it confirms that you must submit your questionnaire, federal law requires you to promptly comply. The Clerk is PROHIBITED from excusing you over the telephone.
    • Use eJUROR to respond to your summons.
       
    • To seek excusal/deferral, use eJUROR a second time to submit your request.
       
    • Unless approval of an excusal/deferral request is confirmed, call the recorded message line noted in your instructions the day before you are scheduled to appear. Refer to your instructions or the FAQs re: attire and items to bring and those prohibited. See disability access instructions via the Locations links on this page.

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