Information about Jury Service in Monona County District Court 

 

 

  

Location of courthouse and directions:  610 Iowa Avenue 

                                                                    Onawa, Iowa  51040 

  

Courthouse hours:  Monday thru Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

                                  Except holidays 

  

Contact information:  

Jean Ulven  

Judicial Clerk III 

             Telephone No. 712-423-2491 

  

Check trial status information: 

             Telephone No. 712-423-2491 after 4:30 p.m. on certain Mondays 

  

Where to park:  Courthouse parking lot 

  

Courthouse security information: 

  

Contact for ADA accommodations:  712-279-6035 

 (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942) 

 

Inside the courthouse—where to report for jury service: 

               Clerk of Court's office located on the main level in the back 

                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:  Please contact the office of the Clerk of  

               District Court, Telephone No. 712-423-2491 

 

Travel, mileage and other expenses:   

Mileage at $0.40 for each mile traveled each day to and from the Monona County 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.