Los Angeles Superior Court has a “One Trial” term of service. This means that you are placed on call for no more than five days and can be asked to report for jury service on one of those days. If you are asked to report, and are not assigned to a courtroom for jury selection by the end of that day, your service is completed. However, if you are assigned to a courtroom for jury selection, you will be required to serve until you are excused by the Court or selected as a juror and the case you are selected on is completed.

The following information will help you understand how the new term of service works in Los Angeles County, including information that will be useful in completing your jury summons form.

IF YOU SERVE: You have been randomly selected by computer to serve as a trial juror at the courthouse to which you have been summoned. The law requires a fair cross-section of each county’s qualified residents to be available each day for jury duty. Thus, some jurors will not necessarily serve at courts nearest to their homes. Random summoning enhances juror impartiality. There is no attempt to deliberately inconvenience anyone. Jury duty is a responsibility that all qualified citizens must share. Only active duty peace officers, as described in PC 830.1, 830.2(a) and 830.33(a) are exempted from jury duty.

The One Trial term of service is offered at all courts in Los Angeles County. Under this term you are required to do the following:

• Complete Section A of the jury summons.
• Register yourself for service by calling 1-800-778-5879 (SRV-JURY) within five (5) days of receiving your summons.
• Telephone 1-800-778-5879, as instructed on the summons, to receive instructions on when to report for jury service during a five (5) day period.
• If you are not required to report during this period, your jury service is complete. Mail your completed summons back to the Court.
• If you are asked to report and not selected on any case on the day you report, your term of service will be concluded at the end of the business day. However, if you are assigned to a courtroom for jury selection that is not completed by the end of that day, you will be required to return to finish the selection.
• If you are selected to serve on a trial, your term of service will be the length of that trial. Most trials last from five to seven days.
• When you have been chosen for an actual trial or as an alternate juror, your service obligation will be fulfilled upon the conclusion of deliberation, regardless of whether or not a verdict has been reached.

IF YOU REQUEST AN EXCUSE: All requests for excuses must be in writing. Requests to be excused from service can be made by marking the appropriate box in Section B on your summons and explaining your request in Section D.

After you complete the request on the summons, you must call the 1-800-778-5879 number, register for jury service, and request an excuse when prompted to do so. You will be prompted by the automated system to register your appropriate excuse request. The automated system will guide you through the registration process and provide you with the ability to request an excuse. Please note that you will need to provide your request on the summons. Failure to provide a complete explanation on your summons may cause you to be automatically summoned for jury service.

Medical Excuses - Complete Section E of your summons. If you are over 70, a physician’s statement is NOT required, but you must provide your age, date of birth and the reason for your medical excuse in the space provided in Section D. All requests for excuse must be signed in Section G.

Financial Hardship - Financial Hardship requests are strictly scrutinized. The fact that your employer does not pay for jury service is not sufficient grounds for excuse. You must be able to demonstrate how service as a juror will cause you EXTREME hardship. Section C must be completed. Failure to complete Section C in its entirety will cause you to be automatically qualified for jury service.

Transfer - To change to another court location within the county, you must provide a legally sufficient reason in writing indicating why you are prevented from appearing at the courthouse to which you have been randomly summoned by the court's computer system. A written request, briefly explaining your hardship, must be provided in Section D. Only a true hardship is grounds for a transfer, inconvenience is not.

**Please note:** If you are requesting a transfer to another location, you must first call the 1-800- 778-5879 number and register for jury service. The automated system will guide you through the registration process and provide you with the ability to request a transfer.

Hearing Impaired Jurors - Persons called for jury duty who are hearing impaired should call 1-888-354-0441. The TTY number hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Depending upon the availability of assistive listening devices, sign language interpreter's, real time reporting, etc., it may be necessary to reschedule your service start date and/or transfer you to a different court location from which you were summoned.

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: Persons with disabilities should call the jury assembly room number printed on the front of the summons for special accommodation and/or accessible parking.