Jury Service

Each year the Minnesota Judicial Branch obtains names from a list of licensed drivers, state identification card holders, and registered voters residing in your county and compiles that information into a source list. The names of deceased persons, provided by the Department of Health, are removed from the source list. From that list, individuals are randomly selected by computer.

LOGIN INSTRUCTIONS:

1. At the top of the summons on the right-hand side, locate your Juror Number.
2. In the Juror Number field, provide your Juror Number.
3. At the top of the summons on the right-hand side, locate your PIN.
4. In the Juror PIN field, provide your PIN.
5. In the Birth Date field, provide your date of birth. Enter the date in the following format: MM/DD/YYYY. You must use a forward slash (/).
6. Click LOGIN one time only.

If you are still unable to log into Juror Questionnaire System, please contact the number listed on the top left-hand side of the summons.

If you are unable to fill out the questionnaire online, please complete and submit the questionnaire and profile portion of your summons by mail or email.

The court needs race data so it can study whether juries are being selected from a list or “pool” of jurors that represents the community. It is important that the court has this data. The court’s only source for juror race data is the data jurors list on the juror questionnaire. The court asks that all summoned jurors please list their race data on the questionnaire to help to make sure that everyone gets a fair trial.

If the period of time on your summons presents a hardship due to employment, vacation, family business, or any other hardship, you may request a one-time postponement of service for up to nine months. You may request a postponement online, on your summons, or by calling the contact number listed on your summons.

The length of the term of service varies from county to county, depending on county population. Refer to your summons or your county website for specific terms of service.

The Minnesota Judicial Branch is committed to providing all people with equal access to the courts.  To this end, the Judicial Branch strives to make reasonable accommodations for jurors and all court users with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

If you are summoned for jury service in the Minnesota state courts and you indicate that you have a disability that may affect your ability to serve as a juror, and you are requesting an accommodation, the courts will do their best to accommodate your disability.  When you respond to your juror summons by completing and returning your qualification questionnaire (either on-line or by mail) to the court, please describe your disability and what type of accommodation you are requesting that would enable you to perform jury service.  If you are requesting an accommodation to serve, jury staff from the summoning court will contact you prior to your reporting date to confirm the accommodation requested and the arrangements that can be made to enable you to perform jury service.  

If you want to speak to jury staff about your disability and request for accommodation prior to completing and returning your juror qualification questionnaire to the court, you will find court contact information for each Minnesota county under the County Jury Info tab on this jury website.

If you need reasonable accommodations, such as a sight or sign language interpreter, hearing amplification, or special seating, please contact your county’s jury office so they know what type of assistance you will need. You may also request an accommodation online.

Jurors are paid $20.00 for each day that they report to the courthouse, plus roundtrip mileage from home to the courthouse at the rate of 54 cents per mile.

The $20.00 per diem must be reported as income for tax purposes. You must keep a record of the amounts you receive as no tax has been withheld and no W-2 forms are furnished. 1099 forms are furnished only to those jurors who receive $600.00 or more in juror compensation.

Your employer must allow you time off to serve on a jury. An employer must release an employee from their regular work schedule to attend court for jury service and must not require an employee to work an alternative shift on any day the employee must report to the court for jury service. Minn. Stat. § 593.50, subd. 1. You should contact the court if you have a problem with your employer. Remember that you can postpone jury service to a more convenient time. Read your summons carefully or contact your county's jury office to find out how to request a postponement.

There is no Minnesota law that requires employers to pay employees while serving jury duty. Some employers do pay normal salaries to employees serving on a jury. You will need to check with your employer. Also, individuals who belong to labor unions may be covered through their union contracts.

Being self-employed does not excuse you from jury service.

After you have submitted your questionnaire, you may request a one-time postponement of service for up to nine months. You may request a postponement online, on your summons, or by calling the contact number listed on your summons.

If you are a student, after you have submitted your questionnaire you may postpone your report date to a date during a school break.

No, not necessarily. It depends upon where you permanently reside (determined by the address on your driver's license) and which Minnesota county summoned you to serve as a juror: 

• If you are resident of Washington County and the summons is from Stearns County, you are disqualified to serve as a juror in Stearns County because you are not a permanent resident of Stearns County. 
• If you are a resident of Washington County and the summons is from Washington County, you are required to serve on jury duty in Washington County because you are a resident of Washington County. However, if you are unable to serve on jury duty during the school year, you can request that your jury service be postponed to a later date (i.e., during a school break). Please follow the postponement instructions on your juror questionnaire to request a postponement.

After you have submitted your questionnaire, you may request a one-time postponement of service for up to nine months. You may request a postponement online, on your summons, or by calling the contact number listed on your summons. 

A Work Certificate for your employer is available from the county’s jury office when you report for jury service. You may print a copy from the Juror Questionnaire system. You will need your juror identification number and date of birth to login.

The Work Certificate will display the number of days you reported for jury service.