Jury Service Resources

Jury service is a privilege that offers the average citizen an unequaled opportunity to influence and deliberate over fundamental matters of justice. By performing this important civic duty, jurors help ensure fairness and excellence in the administration of justice by federal and state courts.

For videos and a written guide on what to expect when serving on a jury, please visit the Texas Young Lawyers Association’s How Texas Courts Work website and select “Jurors” from the menu.

Also, the State Bar of Texas Law-Related Education project Jury Service: A Call to Duty features animated educational videos explaining the history of jury service, how juries are selected, and what happens when you serve on a jury.

Television public service announcements (PSAs) on the importance of jury service – produced as a public service by the State Bar of Texas — are available below.

Texas Bar Blog

• Stay informed. Stay alert. Beware of scams!
  (Originally published in March 2023)

• Opinion: Jurors deserve our appreciation. Here’s how courts can show it.
  (Originally published in March 2023)

• Jury duty scams are an increasingly common threat for Texans
  (Originally published in September 2021)

Texas Bar Journal

• Call to Duty: Improving the jury system.
  (Originally published in April 2020)

Download These Resources

• Texas Uniform Jury Handbook
  As Authorized by Chapter 23 of the Government Code (English | Spanish)
  (available online only)

• Jury Service Toolkit: A public education resource for lawyers
  (available online only)

• Juror Information Guide: A public education resource
  (available online only)

Juror Recognition

• Sample Thank You Letter from Judge to Jurors, a resource of the State Bar of Texas

• Jury Appreciation Week Guide, a resource of the State Bar of Texas

• Promoting Jury Appreciation Week, an article by Judge Eddie Northcutt for In Chambers magazine (Summer 2017)

• Proclamation for Jury Appreciation Week Template

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