JURY SUMMONS

I’ve been summonsed for jury service. My name was randomly selected from the electoral register.

Jury service is an important public duty. You will be asked to consider the outcome of a criminal trial in the Crown Court. You will be among many people selected each year for jury service and you will have the opportunity to be involved in the legal system.

Jurors may also be needed to serve in a civil case though this does not happen often. When it does, the trial will usually take place in the High Court or a county court. Jurors might also be needed to serve in a coroner’s court.

WARNING

You may have to pay a fine of up to £1,000 if:

. you do not reply to this summons; or
. you do not attend court for jury service without a good
reason; or
. you are not available to be a juror when your name is called
at court by the Jury Officer; or
. you are not fit to be a juror because of drink or drugs.