Rule 64.1 Limitation on Required Jury Service

Here's how this rule limits how much jury duty someone can be asked to do within a two-year period.

If you're called for jury duty, you can only be required to show up or serve as a trial juror for up to 10 court days during those two years. The one exception is if you're in the middle of a trial when those days run out. In that case, you finish the trial you're already working on.

You also can't be forced to stay "on call" for jury duty for more than six months at a time. A local judge can shorten that six-month window if needed, but they can't make it longer.

Finally, if you serve on a grand jury, you won't be asked to serve on a second one during the same two-year period. And you won't be asked to serve as both a grand juror and a trial juror. Once you've done one type of jury service, that satisfies your obligation for that two-year stretch.