Postponement of Jury Service

Requests to be excused are infrequently granted. In particular, excuses are not granted on the basis of religious beliefs, moral beliefs, status as business proprietor, professional status as doctor or lawyer, etc. Excuses are granted on the basis that you do not understand English or because jury service would cause you to incur costs that would have a substantial adverse impact on the payment of your necessary daily living expenses or on those for whom you provide regular care. A request to be excused must be made in writing to the court that issued the summons and must be supported by appropriate documentation. Requests for excuse should be directed to the Jury Commissioner.

Possible grounds for excuse include:

• the person has a mental or physical condition that causes them to be incapable of performing jury service
• jury service would substantially and materially affect the public interest, adversely
• the person does not understand English
• jury service would require the person to abandon someone under their care, because it is impossible for them to obtain substitute care
• jury service would cause the person to incur costs that would have a substantial adverse impact on the payment of their necessary daily living expenses or on those for whom they provide regular employment support
• jury service would result in illness or disease
• the person is a certified peace officer employed by the state
• jury service would cause undue or extreme hardship
• the person has served as a juror in this state within the last two years
• the person is at least 75 years of age (Documentation in support of the excuse is generally required)
• the person has served on a grand jury in an Arizona state court within the last four years. (Does not apply to alternate grand jurors)