Received a Jury Summons?
The opportunity to serve on a jury allows you to become better informed about our justice system and our communities.
293rd Judicial District Courtroom, Carrizo Springs, TX
Jury Process
If you’re among those who are required to report to the courthouse, make arrangements beforehand for childcare (you can’t bring kids with you for this), to have time off from work and other matters.
Once you are assigned to a panel and a date for a jury trial, you will report to court for jury selection. The attorneys will ask you and the others questions, even though you may already have answered a number of questions in writing. The point is to ensure you are qualified to serve and that you can do so in a fair and impartial manner. The attorneys and their clients then will have the opportunity to dismiss prospective jurors as they work toward seating the jury.
Why is jury service important?
The United States Constitution and the Texas Constitution guarantee all people, regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status, the right to trial by an impartial jury. Justice ultimately depends, to a large measure, upon the quality of the jurors who serve in our courts.
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