My summons states that my service term is one day or one trial, whichever is longer. What does that mean?
All jurors must plan on devoting the scheduled day of service to jury duty even though you may be released at any point throughout the day. Once the final panel of jurors is selected, those individual jurors will remain in service through the end of the trial. The judge assigned to the case will advise the jurors of the expected length of the trial. Typically, Circuit Court Trial Division trials last three days to several weeks. Circuit Court Family Division averages two to three days, and District Court trials generally start and end in one day. These are merely averages and durations may vary.
