Jury Service Information

For General Information please call 718-262-7200 or email [email protected]

For Queens Jury Locations & Directions

AS OF JANUARY 1, 1996, THERE ARE NO LONGER ANY EXEMPTIONS FROM JURY DUTY

Pursuant to Section 500 of the Judiciary Law:

“It is the policy of this state that all litigants in the courts of this state entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to grand and petit juries selected at random from a fair cross-section of the community in the country or other governmental subdivision wherein the court convenes; and that all eligible citizens have the opportunity to serve on grand and petit juries in the courts of this state, and shall have an obligation to serve when summoned for that purpose, unless excused.”

EVERY QUALIFIED CITIZEN IS REQUIRED TO SERVE JURY DUTY UNLESS EXCUSED

ONE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS A JUROR IF:

  1. If you are not an American Citizen
  2. If you are not a resident of Queens County
  3. If you have served on jury duty within the past 4 years
  4. If you have been convicted of a felony
  5. If you are under the age of 18 years.

CONDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS / POSTPONEMENTS:

  1. Caregiver of a Child
  2. Caregiver of a Disabled Person
  3. Deceased
  4. Language
  5. Medical Conditions
  6. Military Service
  7. Postponements

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information on Queens County Jury Service, including the daily call-in message, please visit NYjuror.gov/queens.