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Jury duty notices

How to determine which court sent you a jury duty notice.

King County has 2 courts – District Court and Superior Court. Each manages their own jury process differently, and their jury duty notices look a bit different.

District Court

Jury duty notices from District Court will include a text box that says “King County District Court Official Jury Notice” in all capital white letters against a black background. This will be on the front of the postcard where your address is listed. This same side of the postcard will include:

  • A return address that includes “King County District Court”
  • Your group number
  • Your badge number
  • Your report date
  • A bar code above the text “juror badge”

Learn more about jury duty at District Court

Visit the District Court Juror Portal – you will need your badge number from the postcard to login

Front side of District Court official jury duty notice
Back side of District Court official jury duty notice

You have been summoned for jury service

You have been summoned for jury service with King County District Court for the [COURTHOUSE LOCATION] starting on [DATE}.

You are required to respond to this notice through the Juror Portal at https://kingcounty.gov/courts/district-court/jury.aspx.

Do NOT report to any court location unless you have been given specific instruction by the court via e-mail or telephone.

Using the online Juror Portal, you can postpone your jury selection to a later date, request excusal due to undue hardship, or alert the court that you are not legally qualified to serve.

If you are unable to reply using the Juror Portal link, please call [Phone] for additional information.

Call the jury hotline at [PHONE] after 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the Monday your jury service is scheduled to start to check that you should still come to court.

Please bring this postcard with you when you report to jury duty.

Superior Court

Jury duty notices from Superior Court will include a text box that says “Official Jury Notice” in all capital white letters against a black background. This will be on the front of the postcard where your address is listed. This same side of the postcard will include:

  • Your group number
  • Your candidate identification (ID) number
  • Your report date
  • Your report time
  • A bar code above the text “juror badge”

Learn more about jury duty at Superior Court

Visit the Superior Court Juror Portal – you will need your badge number from the postcard to login

Jury notice post card front
Jury notice post card back

You have been summoned for jury service

You have been summoned for jury service with King County Superior Court at one of three possible locations on [Date]. You are required to respond to this notice through the Juror Portal at https://www.kingcounty.gov/superior-court/jury

Do NOT report to any court location unless you have been given specific instructions by a judge or bailiff by email or telephone.

If you are unable to reply using the Juror Portal, please call 206-477-1320 for additional information. Using the online Juror Portal, you can postpone your jury service to a later date, request excusal if serving in the next 12 months would be an undue hardship or alert the court that you are not legally qualified to serve.

For your safety and the safety of others do NOT report to any court location unless you have been given specific instructions by a judge or bailiff by email or telephone. Jury selection will be done remotely. If you respond to the summons and are not contacted by a bailiff to schedule jury selection by the date on the back of this card you were not selected to a trial and your obligation for this term is considered complete.

Please plan on one day of jury selection or one trial. One trial typically takes two weeks. The one day of jury selection may not occur on the same date as on the back of this card, although you will be contacted before the close of business on your summons date.

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