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Welcome to Oregon Jury Service!

You have landed on the Oregon Judicial Department statewide jury service website. Thank you for answering the call to service and for participating in one of the pillars of democracy, trial by jury. 

You don’t need special knowledge or ability to do your job as a juror. You only need to keep an open mind, use common sense, listen, concentrate carefully, and be fair and honest as you make your decision. 

All Americans are entitled to the right to a jury of their peers. Our jury trials are fair because YOU are there.

We hope you find your experience as a juror interesting and satisfying. Thank you for serving Oregon and your community.


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Respond to Your Jury Summons

When you receive your summons in the mail, you are required to respond. You must let the court know if you can appear on the day and time requested, if you need to postpone for another date, or if you need to be excused from jury service. Select your county from the dropdown list below to respond.

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Know When
to Report

Many courts post information online for when and where jurors should report for service. Select your county from the dropdown list below to review your court’s jury schedule. 



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Jury Orientation Video / Implicit Bias Training Video (click to expand)



Jury Duty Frequently Asked Questions

The U.S. and Oregon constitution guarantees the right to trial by jury. Generally, state law requires all U.S. citizens and Oregon residents older than 18 to serve as a juror, unless they are excused or disqualified. 

The Oregon Judicial Department creates a master jury list of potential jurors every year. The list is based on driver’s license and ID card information from the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and voter registration information from the Oregon Secretary of State. The list size is designed to make sure the jury pools reflect a cross section of people from each community. When courts are ready to summon people for jury service, they randomly draw names from the list. ​

You are eligible to serve if you:
  • Are a U.S. citizen
  • Are at least 18 years old
  • Live in the county that summoned you to serve
  • Have not served as a juror in state or federal court in Oregon within the last 24 months
  • Have had your rights and privileges restored after they were previously withdrawn​

  1. Log into the juror eResponse portal. You can do this several ways:
    1. ​​Select your county from the dropdown list under “Respond to Your Summons” near the top of this page. Then log into the portal. 
    2. Scan the QR code located on your jury summons. To do this, open the camera app on your smartphone. Hold your phone so that the QR code appears on the screen. Click the link that appears onscreen. Then log into the portal. 
    3. Visit your court’s jury website​ and follow the steps listed there.
  2. ​Complete the qualification form. This will help the court figure out if you’re eligible to serve. 
  3. Confirm your service.
You must complete these steps before you are able to submit a request to be excused from service or to have your jury service delayed to a later date.

In the online portal, you also can:
  • Find the date(s) and time(s) you must show up to serve
  • Get directions to the courthouse and jury service room
  • Print letters for your employer that prove you served
  • Submit a request to be excused from service (after you confirm your service)
  • Submit a request to have your jury service delayed to a later date (after you confirm your service)
If you unable to access the portal, contact your local court’s jury office for assistance.

Jury service is mandatory (required), and your summons is a legal order from the court. If you do not respond or show up for jury service, the court may penalize you. Sometimes, jurors who do not show up may be held in contempt of court, which means they would have to explain their absence in front of a judge. It’s rare, but sometimes a judge may issue a warrant for your arrest. 

If you don’t show up for jury service, this can cause delays for the trial that needs jurors. These delays affect your fellow citizen’s right to a jury trial. Delays also are very expensive to taxpayers.

Courts only consider the most urgent, unexpected, and unavoidable circumstances as valid reasons for your absence. If you do not show up as instructed, the court may reschedule your service for another time. ​

Only the court can postpone your jury service to another date. To request a delay of your service, log into the online juror eResponse portal using the instructions listed above. 

You must complete the qualification form using the online portal before you are able to submit a request to postpone service. If you are not able to access the portal, contact your local jury coordinator for assistance.​

Only the court may excuse you from jury service. To make a request to be excused, log into the online juror eResponse portal using the instructions listed above.

You must complete the qualification form using the online portal before you are able to submit a request to be excused from jury service. If you are not able to access the portal, contact your local jury coordinator for assistance.​

Oregon law defines the reasons a person can be excused from jury service. You may request to be excused if you fall into one of the groups listed below: 
  • You are age 70 or older.
  • You believe that you, your family, your employer, or the public will suffer an “undue hardship or extreme inconvenience” (extremely high or unreasonable levels of difficulty).
  • You are breast-feeding a child.
  • You are the sole (only) caregiver of a child or other dependent during the court’s normal business hours, and you cannot afford childcare or make other arrangements for their care.
Submitting a request to be excused does NOT mean that you are automatically excused. The court will review your request, while also keeping in mind the community need for jurors.

You still must respond to your summons through the online juror eResponse portal. In the portal, you will fill out a form that asks where you live. 

The Oregon Judicial Department uses a list based on driver’s license and ID card information from the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and voter registration information from the Oregon Secretary of State. When you update your address information with the Oregon DMV, the form will also update your voter registration. This is the best way to make sure that you do not receive a jury summons from the wrong county in the future.
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Please contact the court that sent the summons through the juror eResponse portal, by email, or by phone to let them know. 
If you update the deceased person’s information with the Oregon DMV, the form will also update their voter registration. This is the best way to make sure that they do not receive a summons in the future.
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No. Oregon courts may choose to approve requests for excusal based on a medical hardship. But Oregon law does not require courts to permanently excuse people who have permanent medical or physical disabilities that make it so they cannot serve. 

Please contact your local court for more information and options if you have a permanent medical or physical disability that would make it so you cannot serve.

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If you received a summons and you have not had your rights restored and are still ineligible to vote or serve on a jury, please respond to your summons, and let the court know about your situation through the online eResponse portal. 
You are not eligible to serve on a criminal trial jury or grand jury if you:
  • Were convicted of a felony or served a felony sentence within the 15 years leading up to the date the court has scheduled you to appear for service.
  • Were convicted of a misdemeanor or served a misdemeanor sentence involving dishonesty or violence within the 5 years leading up to the date you were summoned.
If your rights have been restored, your conviction was set aside, or you were pardoned, you are eligible to serve on a civil trial jury. You are also eligible to serve on a criminal trial jury or grand jury if enough time has passed.

No. You can choose whether to participate. 

Whatever you decide, you must respond to your summons and let the court know through the juror eResponse portal, by phone, or by email. 

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Active members of the Oregon National Guard and the Oregon Air National Guard are not required to serve but may choose to participate.  

If you are an active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces, you may be exempt from jury service and should talk with your chain of command to learn your status when you are summoned for jury service.​

The number of days or hours you will serve depends on your county. 

Judges and court staff do everything they can to make sure that you don’t have to wait too long before and during trial. 

The best way to make sure you have up-to-date information about your service is by providing good contact information to the court when you respond to your summons. That way, the court can provide you real-time updates on your service.

Yes. The Oregon Legislature sets the amount of payment for jury duty. This payment is:

  • Days 1 and 2 - $10 per day
  • Day 3 and any additional day(s) served - $25 per day
If your employer pays you a wage or salary for the day(s) of jury service, you must waive (refuse to take) the jury pay. The only exception is if your employment agreement has terms that say you can still accept the jury payment. (To see the full law about jury payment, go to ORS 10.061(3)​.)

You may also get paid for travel expenses for each day of jury service:
  • If you take public transportation (bus, train, etc.), the court will pay for the cost of your tickets, no matter what the distance is.
  • If you drive, the court will pay you 20 cents per mile for the distance you travel between your home and the Jury Assembly Room.
  • If you drive to a public transit location and then ride, the court will pay for your mileage in driving to the transit location, and for the cost of the public transit tickets.

When you respond to your summons, provide an email address or phone number through the online eResponse portal. This is the best way to make sure you get up-to-date information about court closures and your service. 

You may also visit your local jury webpage for updates regarding your jury service.​

The courts use a computer program that randomly selects names from the jury list. The selection is completely random, and each juror has the same chance of being selected at any time. In the same way that you might flip a coin and have it come up “heads” several times in a row, some people may be selected more often than others. 

Yes. We are committed to making jury service accessible. Oregon law says that courts may not deny or limit someone the opportunity to serve based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, income, occupation, or any other factor that discriminates against a clearly identifiable group. 

When you receive your summons, contact your local circuit court jury coordinator or ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) coordinator as soon as possible. Check out OJD’s accessibility webpage​ for more information.  

No. It is against the law for your employer to fire you because of jury service. An employer may not threaten to fire you or intimidate you because of jury service. They also cannot coerce you (force you) to not serve. If your employer makes any threats like this, you may file a lawsuit or file a complaint with the Bureau of Labor and Industries.​

There is no Oregon law that requires an employer to pay salary or wages during an employee’s jury service.  Your employer’s policies, or your employment contract, will determine they will pay you during your jury service.​

No. The law says that employers are not allowed to force you to use leave time for your jury service. The law also says that employers must allow you the option to take leave without pay for your jury service. It’s your choice whether you do this.  

If your employer has ten or more employees, it’s against the law for the employer to stop providing health, disability, life, or other insurance coverage to you during your jury service, if: 
  • you elected (chose) to have coverage continue while you served or were scheduled to serve as a juror; and  
  • you provided notice of that election (choice) to your employer in compliance with your employer’s notification policy.  
The law also limits how much an employer may deduct from an employee’s pay during each pay period.  (See ORS 10.092​ for specific details.)  

It’s a scam. Court officers will never require you to provide bank account information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers over the phone, email, or text.

Identity theft is a problem around the country with people reporting new scams regularly. Sometimes scammers will pretend to be court staff or police agency and call, text, or email people with threats of arrest or other sanctions for missing jury service. The scammers might ask for personal information such as a bank account or credit card number, Social Security number, birth date, etc.

If you receive one of these calls, do not give them any of your personal information! Hang up and report the call to your local circuit court jury coordinator​ immediately.

If you received one of these calls or emails and gave out personal information, report the theft immediately to your bank and monitor your account statements and credit reports carefully. If you see any unauthorized charges, report the theft to local law enforcement and the Federal Trade Commission at 877-438-4338 or www.consumer.gov/idtheft. Also, contact a credit bureau to request that it place a fraud alert on your credit history.