Jury Service

If you are traveling north on Hwy. 101, take the Bicentennial exit east. Turn right at the stop light onto Ventura Avenue. Follow Ventura for two blocks to the long-term parking lot located on your left. Our office is located in the Hall of Justice which is one block west of the parking lot.

If you are traveling south on Hwy. 101, exit the freeway at Steele Lane and turn left. Follow Steele Lane to the second stop light and turn left onto County Center Drive. Follow County Center Drive to the stop sign then turn left onto Administration Drive, proceed north to the Hall of Justice. Turn left on Ventura Avenue to the long-term parking lot located on your right.

The Jury Assembly Room is located on the first floor of the Hall of Justice in the enclosed hallway at the northeast end of the building, Room 102-J.

Detailed information on Court locations and directions can be found at our Locations page.

Parking for the Hall of Justice is available on Administration Drive, Paulin Drive, Ventura Avenue and Fiscal Drive. 

Jurors may park in any 90 minute, 2 hour, or 3 hour spaces or all day parking/street parking. If you park in a timed parking space, you must have your Juror Parking Pass displayed on the driver's side of the dashboard with the current week's date showing.

Parking is not permitted in any other specialty zones even with your Juror Parking Pass in the window. Parking regulations are strictly enforced.

For a map that shows where parking may be located, click here. 

Court ends at 5:00pm, please be prepared to remain at the courthouse the full day. Due to the nature of jury service and the court process itself, there are often periods of waiting. You may bring a book, laptop, tablet, smart phone, etc. while you are waiting. There are brief recesses throughout the day, and you will have at least one hour for lunch. If sworn as a juror, your service will continue until the trial is completed.

To postpone via the web click here. Postponements by web must be requested at least one week prior to service. You may postpone by IVR (Interactive Voice Response). Postponements by IVR must be requested prior to 12:00 noon on Friday before your week of service. To postpone by phone IVR you may call (707) 521-6640. You will need your badge number and your birthdate to access your juror record. The California Rules of Court allow for a maximum of two postponements in a 12-month period. No postponements will be granted on the day of your appearance.

Requests to be excused can be submitted via the online juror portal click here. A complete list of approved reasons for excusal per California Rule of Court 2.1008 can be found in the “Summons Response” tab on the juror portal. Requests for excusal must be requested at least one week prior to jury service.

In accordance with the law, jurors residing within the court’s jurisdiction are randomly selected from multiple sources, including the DMV’s records of licensed drivers and ID cardholders, the voter registration list, and data from the Franchise Tax Board.

As a sworn or prospective juror, you will receive $15.00 per day plus mileage beginning from your second day of service. Jurors generally will receive their payment checks 15 to 30 days after they complete their service. Depending on dates of jury service, you could receive more than one check for total payment of all your jury service dates.

Jurors typically receive their payment checks within 15 to 30 days after completing jury service. Depending on the dates served, you may receive multiple checks to cover the full payment. If you receive a check that reflects only part of your service, a separate check will be issued for the remaining balance. If you have not received your full payment within 30 days of completing your jury service, please contact our office at 707-521-6640.

If you live more than 1.5 hours from the court (one way), or if using public transportation would result in an undue burden, you may request to be excused from jury service due to transportation hardship through the juror portal.

Jurors are entitled to receive reimbursement of up to $12 for the use of public transportation during jury service. To request reimbursement, complete the Public Transit Reimbursement Form and submit it to Jury Services at 600 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 or email the completed form to scjury@sonomacourt.org. Please note that rideshare services such as Uber, Lyft and taxis are not eligible for reimbursement. 

You are not eligible for jury service if you are not a resident of Sonoma County. You must inform the court that you are no longer a resident through the “Summons Response” tab on the juror portal. To avoid being summoned in the future please change your residence information with the Department of Motor Vehicles, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters, or the Franchise Tax Board so you will no longer be summoned for jury service in Sonoma County.

Contact the jury office and let us know you have two summonses. You will have to report for jury duty for one of the summonses. This occurs when the DMV, Registrar of Voters, or Franchise Tax Board has your name differently in their systems. It could be a middle initial missing or a maiden name not changed after marriage. Because our selection is random and doesn't contain information such as social security, the system has no way of determining that you are one in the same person.