Information about Jury Service in Cherokee
County District Court
Location of courthouse: 520 W.
MainSt.; Cherokee, IA 51012
Directions to the courthouse: Turn west off of Hwy 59 onto Main Street;
courthouse is at 5th and Main
St.
Courthouse hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Contact information: Cheryl A. Kaskey, Clerk of Court
(712)
225-6744
Check trial status information: (712) 225-6722
Where to park: Anyplace around the courthouse
Courthouse security information:
Contact for ADA accommodations: (712) 279-6035
Inside the courthouse—where to report
for jury service:
Clerk
of Court Office - 1st floor
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: (712) 225-6744
Travel, mileage and other expenses:
.40
cents per mile to and from the courthouse
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. You will also be paid $.35 per mile roundtrip
from home to the courthouse.
