Jury Duty

Ashland Municipal Court typically holds jury trials on Wednesdays at 8:30 am unless otherwise noted. In the event a criminal trial is scheduled, 25 to 30 jurors will be selected at random to appear for juror selection. Jurors will be notified of the trial date as soon as scheduled. If you are selected to serve on a jury panel, you will not be called again during your term. However, if you are called and the trial does not proceed, or you are dismissed, you may be recalled at a later date. Each term is six (6) months long. 

Request to be excused:

If any of the following reasons apply, and you request to be excused, the Court must grant the request: 

• You are age 70 or older;
• You are breast-feeding a child;
• You are active-duty military and are deployed; 
• You have a medical condition which prevents you from serving. Written documentation from your doctor must be mailed or faxed to the Court. 

All requests to be excused or disqualified must be submitted on the juror response form and questionnaire. You must explain in detail the reasons you feel you cannot serve as a juror. You will receive a letter notifying you of the Court's decision. If you are not excused or disqualified, the Court may defer your term of service to another date. 

Completed juror questionnaires may be submitted to the Municipal Court in the following manners: In person Monday- Thursday 9 am to 1 pm,  Online ,    Fax: 541-488-5586, or by US Mail: 1175 E Main St Ashland, OR 97520. If you are unable to submit the questionnaire online, you may email the form to: ashlandcourt@ashland.or.us. Please put Jury Duty in the subject line.