For the most part, we feel that Jury Qualification Form is self-explanatory. However, there are some questions that we have found need a little more explanation. They are as follows:

Question 3: Do you have any physical or mental infirmity that you believe would impair your capacity to serve as a juror?

You may be excused, if you are under doctor's care for:

1. An illness that would prevent you from sitting most of the day. During jury trials, you're given at least one recess during the morning, a recess for lunch, and one or two recesses in the afternoon.

2. An illness wherein jury duty would cause an emotional stress. The simple stress of jury duty is not an excuse. However, if serving on jury duty would be so stressful that it would be impossible for you to serve, you may be excused. That will be determined on an individual basis.

There are many other medical reasons too numerous to mention here. If you have any physical or mental infirmity that you believe would impair your capacity to serve as a juror, please indicate that in an attached letter of explanation. It is not necessary to provide a doctor's note at this point!

Question 9: Do you have any other reason for excusal?

Work requirements are not normally reasons for being excused. Jury service and excusal therefrom are governed by Title 8 of the Courts And Judicial Proceedings of the Maryland Annotated Code. If you feel you have special circumstances, check block # 9 and thoroughly explain on a sheet of paper.

Child care requirements are not normally reasons for being excused. Jury service and excusal therefrom are governed by Title 8 mentioned in the previous paragraph.

 

If you have any situation which you feel would preclude you from serving, please indicate it at question # 9 on your juror qualification form now. It's easier to excuse you at this point. If you do not indicate a valid reason for not serving, you will be placed in the list of qualified jurors and can only be removed per rules specified in Title 8.

Remember to sign and date the Jury Qualification Form. Be cognizant of the fact that you are signing under penalties of perjury.

JURY PANEL TERMS OF SERVICE

You may be selected for any one of the following panels:

March Grand Jury. Serves for two days in March. Subject to recall for the next six months - but recall rarely happens.

March Petit Jury. Serves from March __ through June __. We do not have jury trials every day. Jurors call in every weekend to learn of jury trials scheduled for subsequent week and call in nightly for updates. Jury trial dates for the current (the one that's serving now) petit jury panel are posted on this website at Current Jury Trial Schedule.

June Petit Jury. Serves from June __ through September __. We do not have jury trials every day. Jurors call in every weekend to learn of jury trials scheduled for subsequent week and call in nightly for updates. Jury trial dates for the current (the one that's serving now) petit jury panel are posted on this website at Current Jury Trial Schedule.

September Grand Jury. Serves for two days in September. Subject to recall for the next months - but recall rarely happens.

September Petit Jury. Serves from September __ through December __. We do not have jury trials every day. Jurors call in every weekend to learn of jury trials scheduled for subsequent week and call in nightly for updates. Jury trial dates for the current (the one that's serving now) petit jury panel are posted on this website at Current Jury Trial Schedule.

December Petit Jury. Serves from December __ through March __. We do not have jury trials every day. Jurors call in every weekend to learn of jury trials scheduled for subsequent week and call in nightly for updates. Jury trial dates for the current (the one that's serving now) petit jury panel are posted on this website at Current Jury Trial Schedule.