Information about Jury Service in Dallas County District Court 

 

  

Location of courthouse and directions:  The Dallas County Courthouse is located at 801 Court Street, Adel, Iowa.  The courthouse is in the center of the town square.     

  

Courthouse hours:  8:00 am to 4:30 pm., Monday through Friday 

  

Contact information:  Marsha McDermott, 515-993-6968 

  

Check trial status information:  515-993-6968 

              

Where to park:  Free parking is available on all side streets surrounding the square and behind the employee parking lot east of the courthouse. 

 

Courthouse security information:  Please call the deputy security desk at 515-993-6967 

  

Contact for ADA accommodations:  Please call 515-993-6967  

 

Inside the courthouse—where to report for jury service:  Room 300 

  

What to wear to court:  Please report for jury service wearing respectable clothes.  As a general rule, business or business casual clothing is acceptable.  The following types of clothing are not suitable for court proceedings:  shorts, tube tops, halter tops, clothing that contains any obscene, suggestive or inflammatory print or images, and clothes that are overly dirty or ragged.  

 

Absences/Emergencies:  Please call 515-993-6968 

 

Travel, mileage and other expenses:  Jurors are reimbursed for travel to and from residence to the courthouse at a rate approved by the supreme court.    

 

Compensation:  Pursuant to state law, you will be paid $30 a day for each day of jury service up to seven days; $50 a day for eight or more days of service.  You may waive the right to compensation, which will help reduce the state's cost of operating the court system.