To help ensure that you are not unnecessarily inconvenienced by last-minute changes to your jury service, our court provides an automated Code-a-Phone messaging system. Code-a-Phone messages are updated daily as changes occur.
You MUST verify your reporting status after 5:00 p.m. the evening before you are scheduled to report.
If you fail to call the Code-a-Phone and report for jury service unnecessarily, you will not be compensated for that appearance. It is your responsibility to check your reporting status the evening before each reporting day. Requests to be excused or deferred are not automatically granted.
Failure to report to court as instructed may result in contempt of court. You may be fined up to $1,000, imprisoned for not more than three days, ordered to perform community service, or any combination thereof.
The start date for checking your reporting status will be indicated on your summons and in the information letter you received. Continue calling each evening until you are told your service is complete or until you have reported and been dismissed.
If there is a severe weather threat on the day you are to report, please call the automated jury line at (888) 299-4959 to check your reporting instructions. If the Court is closed due to weather, you will be notified through this system.
If you reside 80 miles or more from the courthouse (one way), you may travel the night before and stay in a hotel. Please advise the Jury Administrator in advance whenever possible.
Please call the Jury Administrator at (334) 954-3950 or the Clerk's Office at (334) 954-3600 for the current reimbursement rate. Payment for your service will be mailed to you within two (2) weeks of the completion of your jury service.