The Constitution guarantees an accused the right to a jury selected from a cross-section of the community.  Members of a circuit court jury are selected from a master list prepared by jury commissioners appointed by the circuit court.  The master list is developed by random selection from the voter registration list and other lists of citizens of the city or county, which the circuit court serves.  


Juror Questionnaires
Once a year, prospective jurors are selected at random from a current list of registered voters to receive a jury questionnaire. The responses to the questionnaire are reviewed by a team of jury commissioners who have been appointed by the Court to determine which citizens are qualified to serve as jurors. Those citizens who qualify make up the master jury list for the next calendar year from which jurors are selected to serve jury duty.  You are required to complete the questionnaire within the time period specified on the form. 

You can complete the questionnaire in two ways: 

1. Fill in by hand and return by mail in the envelope provided OR
2. Log-in to our secure Juror Portal to complete the Jury Questionnaire electronically.  

Please follow the instructions provided on the questionnaire.  Several of the possible exemptions require that additional documentation be submitted with the questionnaire. Please be sure to provide the specific information requested.


Jury Service Information 
If you have been chosen for jury duty, please review The Answer Book for Jury Service located on the Virginia Supreme Court website. 


Juror Orientation Video 
For additional information on the structure and proceedings of a jury trial, please watch the Jury Orientation Video available on the Virginia Supreme Court website. 



Juror Portal 

If you have been chosen for jury duty, then please visit our secure Juror Portal for more information about your service.  You will be able to view upcoming service dates and you may send a request for exclusion(s) or a deferment for the court's approval in the 'My Service' section under the main menu.