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If you are unable to serve jury duty or if you have been contacted by anyone regarding your service and you have a question, please call the Court’s Jury Office at: 614.525.3450. Welcome to the Jury Commission web page for the Franklin County Common Pleas Court – General Division.
Learn how jury duty works in Ohio, including who can be summoned, how to get excused, what to wear, and how much to get paid. Find out the qualifications, frequency, and consequences of jury service in the state.
There are a number of reasons that legally excuse a person from being required to serve on jury duty. Learn more about all the statutory grounds that qualify a person for an excusal and how to go about requesting one.
Jurors perform a vital role in the American system of justice. The protection of our rights and liberties is achieved primarily through the teamwork of our system of judge and jury working together in a common effort. Jury service is a very important duty of citizenship and without you, the juror, our system of trial by jury would not exist.
Welcome to the Jury Commission page for the Franklin County Common Pleas Court. This has been created for use by prospective jurors, their employers, and the general public to find out about jury service in our court.
No third party should attempt to complete the questionnaire on behalf of the summoned juror. The juror questionnaire is a sworn statement that is used in the courtroom to select fair and impartial jurors for trial. Therefore, the responses provided must be those of the summoned juror only.
Ohio has a list of specific excuses that can be used to be exempt from reporting for jury duty, including excuses for military, elected official, student, breastfeeding, age, police, medical worker and firefighter. You can also be excused if you don't meet the basic eligibility requirements for jury duty in OH .
