You have been randomly selected as a prospective juror for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.  Your service on a jury panel is an important civic function, and it supports one of the fundamental rights of individuals, the right to have the interests of justice reviewed and determined by fellow citizens.  We hope you will find jury service in this Court to be both an interesting and satisfying experience. 

 

It is the policy of this Court that all litigants entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to juries selected at random from a fair cross-section of the community in the Divisional Area wherein the Court convenes.  It also is a policy of this Court that all qualified citizens within the district shall have the opportunity to be considered for service on the juries of this Court, and shall have a corresponding obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose.  Further, no citizen shall be excluded from service as a grand or petit juror in this Court because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status.

 

 

The jurisdiction of the Northern District of Alabama includes four divisional jury areas composed of the following counties: 

 

Northern Divisional Area:  Colbert, Cullman, Franklin,  Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, and Morgan counties.

Eastern Divisional Area:  Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Marshall, St. Clair, and Talladega counties.

Central Divisional Area:  Blount, Jefferson, and Shelby counties. 

Western Divisional Area:  Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston counties. 

 

The names of persons to be considered for service as grand or petit jurors are randomly selected from official voter registration lists maintained by the State of Alabama or local election officials of the counties comprising the district for the most recent federal general election held in the fall of even-numbered years.  

 

If you encounter any problems or have questions throughout this process, please contact the Jury Helpdesk at (800) 222-8715.

 

 

* NOTE: The Jury Office telephone number is an automated voice messaging system. You may use this system to obtain reporting instructions or to get the status of a request for excuse or deferral.  To speak with someone in the Jury Office, press the number, “2,” on your phone when the attendant begins speaking to access the options menu.  Then, press the number “4,” on your phone to transfer your call to the jury office.  If we are not available to answer your call please leave a message.