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Laredo Division Juror Information

  Qualification Questionnaire  
Reporting Instructions   Postponement or Excuse Request
Juror Information Form   Certificate of Attendance
How do I complete the Juror Form online

To complete the Juror Form online, select the Juror Form link, otherwise mail the completed form in the postage-paid envelope we sent you.

How long do I serve?

Prospective jurors are summoned to be “on-call” for a particular month beginning with the appearance date on your Jury Summons.  To confirm whether you need to report on your service date, select the Reporting Instructions link or call 1 (800) 582-9109 after 6:30 p.m. the evening before your appearance date.  Have your nine-digit participant number available.  The message will give you specific reporting instructions.

If you are told to report and you are selected as a juror, your service ends when the trial ends.  If you are not selected on your first appearance, you may be required to report again during the “on-call” period.

If you need additional information, please phone the jury section at (956) 726-2276. Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

What if I can't be there?

You may request to be exempted or excused from service or to have your service postponed.  You can either select the Postponement or Excuse Request link above or put your request in writing.  You must appear unless you are notified that the Court has granted your request.

Mail requests to:  United States District Court, Attn:  Jury Section, 1300 Victoria St., Ste. 1131, Laredo, TX  78040.

Exemptions

The Court may exempt you from service if you are:

  • A member in active service of the armed services of the United States.
  • A member of a fire or police department.
  • An elected official actively engaged in the performance of official duties.

Excuses

The Court may excuse you from jury service if you are a:

  • Person not employed outside the home, having active care and custody of a child under the age of ten whose health or safety would be jeopardized by their absence for jury service; or a person who is essential to the care of the aged or infirm persons and who is not employed outside the home;
  • Person who have served as a grand or petit juror in federal court within the past two years;
  • Person over seventy years of age;
  • Member of a federal law enforcement agency (Postal Inspector, FBI, Customs Inspector, etc.);
  • Member of a volunteer safety organization and work in an official capacity without compensation (fire fighters, rescue squads or ambulance crews).
  • Person for whom the jury service would cause undue hardship or extreme inconvenience. (medical excuses require a precise doctor's statement)

Postponements

The Court may postpone your jury service. Any request for postponement must show why the delay is unavoidable.

Where do I report?

Report to the Jury Assembly Room, on the first floor of the United States Federal Courthouse, 1300 Victoria Street, Laredo Texas.

Do I reside in the Laredo Division?

Counties in the Laredo Division:

Jim Hogg, LaSalle, McMullen, Webb, and Zapata

Will I be paid?

Federal law authorizes the following payments:

  • $50.00 each day you come to the courthouse;
  • $0.67 per mile driven. The route driven must be the shortest practical one to and from the courthouse;
  • $151.00 subsistence rate for lodging may be allowed if you live over fifty (50) miles from the courthouse and you must stay overnight in a hotel to attend court (you must attach the lodging receipt to the form);
  • Other expenses including road tolls, parking and public transportation
How am I paid?

You will be paid at the end of your jury service. A United States treasury check will be issued and you should receive it within 30 days.