Jury Duty - Superior Court

Your name was selected at random from a jury source list put together from voter registration, driver license, and Aidenticard@ records. To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the United States, a resident of the county in which you are to serve as a juror, and you must be able to communicate in English.

As of August 1999, the courts have shortened the term of service. The jury term in Pacific County is one (1) month which you are usually only called in one time or one (1) trial. Keep in mind, if you are chosen to sit as a juror the trial may last longer than one week. most trials in Superior Court last 1 to 3 days.

The compensation for jury service is $10.00 per day and a mileage fee based on the address on file in our system. The mileage reimbursement rate used is the current rate for the State of Washington.

You will report to the Pacific County Clerk’s Office located on the second floor of the courthouse, located at 300 Memorial Drive, South Bend, WA 98586. If you need an elevator, there is one next to the Sheriff’s Office.

There are several places for lunch in and around South Bend. We recommend Betzys, Elixir, or Chens if you didn’t pack a lunch. It is pretty standard that we have a jury selected and seated by the lunch hour, but is not always the case.

Every case is unique. If you are not chosen on the final jury panel for a jury trial, you could be excused anytime throughout the day.

You may request to reschedule your jury service as an alternative to being excused. Please write your request on the jury questionnaire you received and mail the summons to the court.

If you have health issues and wish to be permanently removed, please send a doctor's note stating that they would like you to be "permanently removed due to health issues."

There is no need to divulge your medical records to court staff.

By law, the Clerk cannot excuse jurors due to work-related burdens. RCW 2.36.100

Jurors need to check in to report to the Honorable Judge to explain burdens.

There could be several reasons why this is happening.

The addresses and names are chosen at random. The addresses are updated monthly. If you move within the year, again, you will receive a summons. If the name on your driver's license says, "John A Doe" and your voter registration says "John Allen Doe," the system considers two different individuals.

If your trial was canceled, your badge number is returned to the generator for another chance of being summoned. The rest is done on the calendar year. January to December. In theory, one could be chosen in December and another in January.

Always give us a call for any questions or issues you may have.

We can check the system for any address glitches and double names.

We can always move your service to a better time for your schedule once you are chosen.

Thank you for submitting your questionnaire! Now, it is up to you to call the jury line the day before you are scheduled to report to see if the trial is still scheduled. When in doubt, please don’t hesitate to call our office at 360-875-9320.

The night before Jury, call to see if your panel still has to report.

360-875-9319

This number is updated daily.

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