Jury Information

Jury Information

We welcome you as a Juror in the United States District Court

for the Central District of Illinois.

Please see the Notice on the Court’s website (ilcd.uscourts.gov) regarding COVID-19.

The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois appreciates your participation in jury service, and we are committed to your safety and well-being. Our court is closely following the guidelines from the CDC and local health authorities and is taking precautionary measures, such as deep cleaning and social distancing, to limit the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus. As the pandemic is ever evolving, so are our safety precautions. If you are instructed to appear for a jury trial, please follow the instructions provided to you through the Automated Jury Information System. Masks or face coverings may be required by the Judge in their Courtroom. Our court thanks you for your patience and flexibility in this unprecedented time as we continue to balance safety and the need to continue essential judicial proceedings.

Click on the link below to complete your Juror Qualification Questionnaire or Juror Summons Information Form and Questionnaire.

Important Jury Notice

Warning: Bogus Phone Calls on Jury Service May Lead to Fraud

In various parts of the United States, citizens are being targeted by phone calls and threatened with prosecution for failing to comply with jury service in federal or state courts.

In the calls, the threat of a fine for shirking jury service is used to coerce those called into providing confidential data, potentially leading to identity theft and fraud. These calls are not from real court officials.

Federal courts do not require anyone to provide any sensitive information in a telephone call. Most contact between a federal court and a prospective juror will be through the U.S. Mail, and any phone contact by real court officials will not include requests for social security numbers, credit card numbers, or any other sensitive information.

Citizens are also being targeted by emails that ask recipients to provide personal identifiers and then email those back to the originator. While eJuror is a valid national judiciary program, Courts and the eJuror system will never request that personal identification information be sent directly in an email response. Requests by courts to complete a juror qualification questionnaire would be initiated by formal written correspondence and provided instructions for the juror participant to be authenticated over a secure connection. If you feel that you have received an improper phone call or email, please call your local clerk’s office for assistance.

United States District Court

Central District of Illinois

Honorable Sara L. Darrow - Chief Judge | Shig Yasunaga - Clerk of Court

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We welcome you as a Juror in the United States District Court

for the Central District of Illinois.

Click on the link below to complete your Juror Qualification Questionnaire or Juror Summons Information Form and Questionnaire.