Judicial District:
Chief Judge:
Clerk of Court
612 Court Street
P.O. Box 431
Harlan, IA 51537
Phone: 712-755-5543
Case Scheduling
Chandra Ludlow
712-328-5743
Pay Fines Online
Access our convenient, online payment service that enables the payment of fines, surcharges and fees electronically, 24/7, with a major credit card.
District Court Administrator
Kent Wirth
712-328-5733
Juvenile Court Office
227 South 6th Street
5th floor
Council Bluffs,
IA
51501
Phone: 712-328-5623
Juror Information
Contact Information:
712-755-5543, vicki.krohn@iowacourts.gov
eJuror
The national eJuror Program gives potential jurors the flexibility of responding online to their jury qualification questionnaire. Jurors choosing to complete these forms electronically don’t have to mail them. Through the eJuror Program, potential jurors may:
- update personal information,
- check when they need to report for jury service,
- submit a request for an excuse or deferral, and
- select an alternate time to serve.
Please keep the top portion of your jury summons. Additional reporting information is located on the back of your summons. Please follow these instructions or any other enclosed instructions which may require you to call in prior to your service date or give a time and date which you are to appear. You will be required to bring the top portion with you when you report for jury duty.
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.
Where to Park
Any parking spots around Courthouse Square.
Courthouse Security Information
Monday motion days and as needed.
Sheriff Neil Gross, Shelby County Sheriff's Dept., 1104 9th Street, HARLAN IA 51537
Jury Check-in Information
Clerk of Court office.
Absences / Emergencies
Contact Clerk of Court or Kent Wirth.
Travel, Mileage, and Other Expenses
Jurors are reimbursed for travel to and from residence to the courthouse at a rate of .45 per mile as 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.
ADA Coordinator
Angela Collinson
712-328-5883
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angela.collinson@iowacourts.gov