Judicial District:
Chief Judge:
Clerk of Court
111 East 4th Street #4
Vinton, IA 52349
Phone: 319-472-2766
Case Scheduling
Julie Fette
319-398-3920 (1105)
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
Carroll Edmondson
319-398-3920
(1100)
Juvenile Court Office
111 E. 4th Street
Vinton,
IA
52349
Phone: 319-472-3957
Juror Information
Contact Information:
319-472-2766, Benton.County.Clerk@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
Parking is located on all sided of the courthouse and in the County lot North East of the Courthouse.
Courthouse Security Information
Law enforcement on duty. No weapons allowed in Courthouse.
Jury Check-in Information
Please contact the office at 319-472-2766 after 4:30 and prior to 8:00 a.m. on Monday. Jurors will report to the third floor to check in with the clerk at 8:30 a.m. on Monday. Please re-check the message prior to coming as the case may have settled.
Absences / Emergencies
Call 319-472-2766.
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
Julie Fette
319-398-3920
(1105)
julie.fette@iowacourts.gov