WHO IS EXCUSED FROM JURY DUTY?
The judge will excuse a governor, a cabinet officer, a sheriff, a deputy, a municipal police officer, a clerk of the court or a judge. A judge will also excuse a person who is involved in the case, who is physically incapacitated, or who is being prosecuted for a crime. In addition, the judge may excuse other persons upon showing of hardship, extreme inconvenience, or public necessity; a person 70 years of age or older; a person who has served as a juror in any court in his or her county within two years; an expectant mother; or a parent of a child under age six who is not employed fullÂtime. DO JURORS GET PAID? Jurors for state court will be paid $30 per day starting on the fourth day of jury service and each day afterward, and they will not be paid for travel from their home. Jurors serving in federal court will be paid $40 per day and 25 cents per mile for travel from their home to the court location. WILL I LOSE MY JOB OR MY PAY WHEN I HAVE JURY DUTY? You cannot lose your job beca
