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

Jurors are summoned to be "on-call" for a particular month beginning with the appearance date stated on your Jury Summons form through the last day of the month.  If you are selected to serve on a jury, your jury service ends when the trial ends.  If you are not selected as a juror, you may be required to report again during the "on-call" period.

Although you are scheduled to report on the appearance date stated on the Jury Summons form, the Court's schedule may change, therefore causing your appearance date to change.  Specific reporting instructions will be provided to you throughout the month.  There are two (2) ways to receive reporting instructions.  Choose the way that works best for you.

• Call the Jury Information Line 1-800-582-9109, after 6:00 p.m. on the evening before your appearance date.  Enter your nine (9) digit Participant Number when prompted by the Call Attendant.
• Select the Reporting Instructions link at the top of this page and enter your nine (9) digit Participant Number.

Your Participant Number is on your Jury Summons form.

Call the Jury Information Line 1-800-582-9109, or select the Reporting Instructions link at the top of this page after 6:00 p.m. on the evening before your appearance date.  Be sure to have your nine (9) digit Participant Number available.

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, 601 Rosenberg Street, Room 411 Galveston, Texas 77550
 

Exemptions

The Court may exempt you from service if you are:

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

Excuses

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

• 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.
• Have served as a grand or petit juror in federal court within the past two years.
• Over seventy years of age.
• A federal law enforcement agent (like agents for Postal, FBI, Customs).
• A member of a volunteer safety organization and who works in an official capacity without compensation (fire fighters, rescue squads or ambulance crews).
• Someone 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. A request for postponement must show specifically why the delay is unavoidable.

Report to the Clerk's Office, room number 411, on the 4th floor of the United States Post Office and Courthouse, 601 Rosenberg (25th Street). See link to location at top of page.

The Galveston Division includes these counties:

Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, and Matagorda

Under Federal law you may be paid:

• $50.00 each day you come to the courthouse;
• $0.655 for each mile driven on the shortest practical route to and from the court;
• Subsistence for hotel lodging may be allowed if you live over fifty (50) miles from the courthouse, and you must stay overnight to attend court. Rates are $100 September through May, and $125 June through August. You must attach the lodging hotel receipt to the form.
• Other expenses including road tolls, parking and public transportation.