• Wisconsin Juror Website
• Complete a Juror Qualification Questionnaire
• Request a Postponement
• Health Daily Evaluation
• Jury Handbook
• Jury Orientation Video
• Parking

It is mandatory you check your jury status by calling the recorded message at 608-757-5550 to listen for your Pool Member number or online at juror.wicourts.gov (you will need your Juror ID located under the barcode) each Friday through Sunday before your term begins. The information is available after 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The message will confirm your service, date to report for jury selection, and starting time or inform you of changes or cancellations.

Report to the Jury Assembly Room (2nd floor of the building) in the Rock County Courthouse, 51 S. Main St, Janesville. Jurors will be advised what time to report on your first day. Jurors who request text or e-mail reminders will also receive electronic notification.

If you have any questions, you can contact us at 608-743-2222 or rock.jury@WIcourts.gov.

Check-In

Check-in upon arrival and when returning from court. Jurors who do not check-in will be marked absent and will not be paid. When you are released for the day from the Jury Assembly area or from a court, you will be instructed either by the Jury Management staff or the judge when and where to report the next day.

Availability

If you absolutely cannot serve the dates scheduled, you can request a postponement. If you serve the first day, you are expected to complete your service. If any of the following apply at this time, contact our office:

• You are no longer a Rock County resident
• You are on probation or parole for a felony
• You are not a U.S. citizen

If you are selected to report to the Courthouse for jury duty prior to reporting on Monday:

Review the Jury handbook and the Orientation to Jury Services 12 minute video that gives you an overview of jury duty.

• Juror Handbook

• Juror Orientation Video

Jurors are to enter through the front doors and go through Security. You may park on either level of the front parking structure.

Handicapped parking is only available on the upper level.

Juror Parking Information at the Courthouse

If you are unable to report for jury duty because of illness or emergency, call the jury line at 608-743-2222 by 8:00 a.m. If you are unable to complete your service, your service will be postponed.

If you have already reported for at least one day this term and have been assigned to a panel in court for an ongoing trial, you must contact the Jury Management office at 608-743-2222 shortly after 7:30 a.m. You will be transferred to the courtroom in which you are serving as you report directly to the judge. Keep in mind that once you are sworn on a panel, the case cannot proceed without all jurors present.

You will be paid a juror fee of $16 for each half-day you are present for jury service ($32 for a full day) plus mileage. Your check will be mailed to your home 15 - 21 days after the end of your jury duty. No deductions are made from your check for any purpose, and we do not furnish a W-2 form at the end of the year.

If you have had an address change since you were summoned, inform the Jury Management staff. Checks are issued approximately three weeks after your jury service is complete. Jury paychecks expire 60 days after they are printed. Cash them promptly as the County Treasurer's office charges $5 to re-issue a check that has expired.

Periodic breaks will be announced. Jurors are not permitted to leave the jury assembly area.

Smoking is not allowed in the Courthouse. Notify the Jury Management staff before leaving the building to smoke during a break. Be sure to smoke at least 30 feet from any entrance to the building.

If selected to serve on a jury, water and snacks will be provided. Lunch will only be provided if the jury is deliberating during the lunch hour, otherwise lunch will not be provided. If you choose to bring your own lunch, a refrigerator is not available so it is recommended you bring something non-perishable and/or in an insulated lunch box.

Restrooms are available in the Jury Assembly Room. Once you are in the courtroom, the bailiff will assist you.

The Jury Management staff will provide a form letter for your employer showing the days served and the amount of money paid for serving as a juror. These form letters will be provided or mailed to you at the end of your jury service. We do not mail letters directly to your employer.

For inclement weather information, call 608-757-5550. Courts seldom close due to weather.

It is very important not to discuss any case with your fellow jurors or even members of your family.

Cell phones, computers and other electronic devices are not to be used in the courtrooms or deliberation rooms without the prior consent of the Judge. The clerk will inform you when you may use them in the Jury Assembly area. All electronics must be off during your visit. Jurors coming to the courthouse will go through metal detectors when entering the building. Leave sharp objects at home (including pocket knives, scissors, fingernail clippers, metal nail files, wallet chains, knitting needles, crochet hooks, and pepper spray).

The court will make every effort to limit the amount of time you will wait, but there are instances where you could be waiting for some time. Please feel free to bring a book with you to help pass the time.

You may not visit any courtrooms or conduct court business while you are here serving as a juror. Trials may seem alike, but each case must be judged individually. Any other time, all courtrooms are open to the public.

Individuals accompanying you will have to wait in the outer lobby or in their cars.

Juror names are obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles database. This includes driver’s licenses and state identification cards issued by the DMV. Voter lists are not used.

Be on time. Once you are selected on a panel, the court cannot continue unless all jurors are present.

Let the Jury Management and court staff know if you have any special needs.