Information about Jury Service in Butler County District Court 

 

  

Location of courthouse and directions:  Allison, Iowa 

  

Link to Courthouse hours  

  

Contact information:    Nancy Greenlee 

Phone:  319-267-2487 

  

Check trial status information:  Jurors are instructed to call the recorded message, 319-267-2733, on Monday evenings after 4:30 o'clock p.m. for reporting instructions during their term of service.  

  

Where to park:  Courthouse parking lot - no fee 

  

Courthouse security information:    

  

Contact for ADA accommodations:  319-267-2487 

 

Inside the courthouse—where to report for jury service:  Clerk of Court's Office 

  

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:  Absences by judge's approval only, in case of emergency, call 319-267-2487 

  

Travel, mileage and other expenses:    

 

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.    

  

Telephone Fraud Involving Jury Duty: The judicial system does not contact people telephonically about jury service and ask for personal information such as your Social Security number, date of birth or credit card numbers.  There have been reports of individuals contacting citizens in regards to jury duty and identifying themselves as court employees. These individuals say they are calling to verify names and Social Security numbers and then ask for credit card numbers, this could be an attempt to defraud you.  The Iowa Courts do not contact people telephonically and ask for personal information as described above.  If you receive such a call do not provide any personal or confidential information to these individuals, you should contact your local law enforcement agency or the Clerk of Court in your county.