Information about Jury Service in CLAY County
District Court
Location of courthouse and directions:
215 West 4th Street,
Spencer, Iowa 51301.
The Courthouse
located 2 Blocks west of Grand
Avenue on West 4th Street.
Courthouse hours:
8:00
- 04:30 Monday through Friday,
excluding holidays.
Contact information:
Laurie Janssen, Acting Clay County
Clerk at (712) 262-4335.
Check trial status information:
(712)
262-3673
Where to park:
Parking
lots at the courthouse and Clay
County Administration
Building.
Courthouse security information:
Metal detectors located in Clay County
Courthouse.
Contact for ADA accommodations:
Call
District ADA coordinator at (712)
279-6616. If you are hearing impaired
call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942.
Inside the courthouse—where to report
for jury service:
Clerk's
office on the main floor of the courthouse.
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:
Applications for absences must be in
writing and are presented to a Judge. In
case of an emergency, call the Jury manager at
(712) 262-4335.
Travel, mileage and other expenses:
Jurors are reimbursed for travel to and
from 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.
