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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our justice system. This is one of the most important rights that Americans enjoy, and is guaranteed by the United States Constitution. To ensure the continuation of that right, you may be called to perform your civic duty as a juror.
Your public service as a juror protects our right to have a trial by an impartial jury. Everyone has questions. “Why must I serve?” “How long must I serve?” “Can I get a postponement?” “Who pays the jury fee?” “What should I tell my employer?”
May 1st – August 31st. September 1st – December 31st. To contact the Circuit Clerk regarding your jury service, please call (479) 271-1015 or email at jury@bentoncountyar.gov.
To contact the Circuit Clerk regarding your jury service, please call (479) 271-1015 or email at jury@bentoncountyar.gov.
The federal jury system for the Western District of Arkansas draws potential juror names at random by computer from general election voter registration lists, licensed motor vehicle operators, and State ID holders eighteen years of age or older.
Welcome to jury service for the United States District Court. Serving as a juror is a fundamental obligation we all share as citizens of the United States. Your participation in this process ensures everyone's constitutional right to a jury pool drawn from a fair cross-section of the community.
As a juror, you are a part of the judicial system of our state. This section of the website is designed to give you an understanding of the events you will be seeing, the language you will be hearing, and the role you will be assuming as a juror.
As discussed more thoroughly in this section, as a juror it is your duty to base your verdict on only the evidence you hear in court and upon the law based on the judge’s instructions. It is the judge's duty to instruct you correctly as to the law in each case.
Arkansas juror daily pay rates, mileage reimbursement amounts, and other compensation and reimbursements. Arkansas jurors are paid $50.
The purpose of the Orientation is to inform those summoned of the process of jury service and to qualify them as jurors. Three times a year the Circuit Clerk and Judges conduct Jury Orientation held in the large courtroom of the main Courthouse.
