Information about Jury Service in Greene County District
Court
Location of courthouse and directions: North
Chestnut, Jefferson, IA (courthouse/downtown square)
Courthouse hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Contact information:
Mary Gilley
Phone: 515-386-2516
Check trial status information:
Where to park: Around courthouse/downtown square
Courthouse security information:
Contact for ADA accommodations: Phone Clerk,
515-386-2516
Inside the courthouse—where to report for jury service: Clerk's
Office, second floor in the southeast corner.
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:
Call Clerk's office
after 8:00 a.m. at 515-386-2516
Travel, mileage and other expenses: Mileage
at 40 cents per mile.
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.