This will allow us to notify you if your service is cancelled, and could prevent you from making an unnecessary trip to the courthouse. Throughout the year, the jury office issues summons directing prospective jurors to report on a specific date and time to one of two court locations in Jackson County.
The first is located in downtown Kansas City and the other is located close to the square in Independence. The location you are to report to is listed in the lower left hand corner of your summons. The master pool is created by merging lists from other sources. These sources are the list of registered voters maintained by the Missouri Secretary of State and lists of licensed drivers and those issued non-driver state identification cards obtained from the Missouri Department of Revenue.
This random selection is designed to assure that a broad cross-section of our entire community is brought into the jury process. The need for this broad cross-section also means that the Court does not excuse individuals from serving at the outset of the process except in very extreme circumstances.
Jurors are required to respond to their summons online within ten days at www. The statutory reasons for disqualification or excuse from jury service are set forth below. Jurors who believe they are disqualified from serving or is seeking to be excused should make such request and upload any supporting documentation online at www. If you do not receive notification that you are not required to report, or postponing you to another date, then you must report for jury service on the date directed in the original summons.
Not everyone who is summoned for jury service is qualified to serve, pursuant to Missouri Revised Statute To be qualified to serve as a juror in Jackson County, Missouri, the individual summoned must:. In addition, pursuant to Missouri Revised Statute Upon timely request, individuals scheduled to appear for petit jury service have the right to postpone the date of their initial appearance for jury service one time.
