Your Jury Summons requires you to attend for jury service. Find out more about how to respond to your Summons.
Jury service is one of the most important duties that you can be asked to perform as a citizen. This is because the right to a trial by a jury of your peers is at the heart of our justice system. It is also one of our oldest traditions.
If you have a query about your Jury Summons, please contact the office listed on the summons document.
Fraudulent Email & Phone Call Alert
Fraudulent Email & Phone Call Alert
We're aware of fraudulent jury service notices by email. A genuine Jury Summons is issued only through the postal system. Fraudulent phone calls from people claiming to be from a jury office, demanding payment of a fine, have also been reported.. These calls are not from the Courts Service. You should report such calls to the Gardai.
We may contact you with changes to the information in your Jury Summons, such as trial cancellation or changes to the date or venue of the trial. Therefore, please always provide a contact mobile number or email address when confirming attendance.
I've received a summons - what should I do?
I've received a summons - what should I do?
What Jury Service Involves
What Jury Service Involves
You do not need expert knowledge or special abilities to act as a juror. You will be asked to use your sense of judgement and fairness to decide the facts of a case. The judge will explain everything else you need to know regarding the law.
Find out more on what jury service involves (PDF).
Information on Exemption
Information on Exemption
Find information on requesting an exemption, required documents, and the exemption process.
Absence from Work
Absence from Work
Jury service may mean being absent from work. So, what will this mean for you? Click to find out more.
What happens on the day I go to court?
What happens on the day I go to court?
All those summoned for jury service must attend in court on the date indicated on your Summons.
Names of jurors are selected randomly for a particular case. Even though you are called for jury service, you may not actually serve.
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Who can be called for jury service?
Who can be called for jury service?
Jurors are selected at random and are sworn to give a verdict on the basis of evidence given in a court case.
The assumption is that ordinary people applying their common sense, can arrive at a fair and reasonable verdict.