Q. Will my employer allow me to take time off for jury service?
A. State law prohibits your employer from penalizing you. You cannot be fired, lose pay (except that your employer may reduce your pay by the $35.00 per day you receive for jury duty), lose sick leave, or lose vacation time. You must give your employer reasonable notice that you have received a jury summons. Any person summoned must be excused by their employer, upon the juror’s request, from any shift work.

Q. If I've moved out of Douglas County, do I still have to serve?
A. No, but you will still need to fill out and sign the qualification form so that we can update our files.

Q. How do Jurors get picked for jury duty?
A. Jurors are picked from a combined list of Voter registration and Driver’s license.

Q. What are the qualifications to serve on Jury Duty?
A. You must be a citizen of the United States, be 19 years of age or older, be physically and mentally capable and you must be a resident of the county for which you have been called for.

Q. What would disqualify me from Jury Duty?
A. The following will disqualify you for jury duty.

• You have been convicted of a felony punishable by imprisonment in an adult correctional facility and a conviction has not been set aside or a pardon issued. You are a Judge, clerk of a District Court, a sheriff, or a jailer. Your spouse has been summoned to the same jury panel that you have been summoned for. You, or your spouse, are party to a lawsuit pending for a jury panel during the same time you have been summoned for jury serve.
• You no longer reside in Douglas County.

Q. I’m over 65 and do not want to serve?
A. You will still need to answer and sign the qualification form. Individuals who are 65 years or older can request not to serve, but they must do so at the time their juror form is returned.

Q. What if I am unable to serve due to my health?
A. You will need to provide a current physician’s statement stating the nature of the disability.

Q. What if I need a statement to show my employer the days I served on Jury Duty?
A. You may obtain a statement at the end of your jury service from the Clerk of the District Courts office located on the 3rd floor of the Hall of Justice.

Q. How long will it take for me to get paid?
A. Checks are generally mailed out 4 weeks after the last day of that jury panel.

Q. What happens if there is inclement weather?
A. If there is inclement weather and you are to serve on jury duty and do not know if you should come in, please call the Clerk of the District Court at 444-7018. Alternatively, if you are scheduled to be at the County Court call the County Court Administrator at 444-5428.

Q. Where do I go once I am in the District Courthouse?
A. Once you enter the courthouse go directly to the Jury Assembly room on the first floor.