Juror Resources

If you have received a summons to a Justice of the Peace Court contact the court at http://jp.hctx.net/ for further instructions.

The local courts and Jury Assembly Room staff will never call you or email you and ask for Social Security numbers, credit card numbers or other sensitive information, nor will we call and demand payment over the phone of a fine for failure to appear, including the placing of any amount of money on a green dot card to pay any fine.

The Office of the Harris County District Clerk is dedicated to improving the jury service process and experience for all prospective jurors, and to promoting the value of jury service to our county court system and to our community. To that end, we have developed the following resources to help prospective jurors make the most of their jury service experience by learning more about the process and being prepared for a day of jury service.

Our jury service brochure provides an excellent overview of the essential information you need for a day of jury service. A Citizen's Guide to Jury Service in Harris County: What to expect from a day of Jury Service?
Click here to view/print brochure PDF.

Downloadable Resources

Our Downloadable Resources is a collection of printable educational resources that can be used by:

Prospective Jurors: To help you make the most of your jury service experience by: providing you information about the value and importance of jury service to the Harris County Court System and the citizens of our county, and explaining what you can expect from a day of jury service.

Teachers: To help you teach students about the value and importance of their participation in jury service as a citizen of Harris County, and the value of the county court system to them as our county citizens.

Corporate Partners: To help you serve as advocates of the county court system by providing you with: resources to promote participation in jury service to your employees, and materials highlighting the value and importance of jury service to the court system and the citizens of Harris County.

Jury Service Education Resource Contents:

• About the Harris County District Clerk’s Office: The Duties and Responsibilities of the District Clerk.
• The importance of jury service
• Texas Uniform Juror Handbook: Essential information about jury service, prepared by the Texas State Bar.
• Guia para participantes del jurado en Texas: Guia para participantes del jurado en Texas.
• How to ready your jury summons: Key points to ensuring the information on your summons is correct.

Jury Service Materials for the Classroom:

• Classroom Learning Activity: System of trial by jury is the cornerstone of our democracy.
• Jury Service Promo Poster: Your county needs you.