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Location: Judicial Center, Jury Assembly Room (to the right of the elevators when exiting on the third floor), 9311 Lee Avenue, Manassas, Virginia 20110
Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays
Phone: 703-792-6047 Fax: 703-792-5346 E-mail: courts@pwcgov.org
If you need to be excused, you must request it in writing within five (5) business days of receipt of your summons. All correspondence should contain the juror’s identification number that appears below the barcode.
Correspondence may be by e-mail: courts@pwcgov.org, fax 703-792-5346 or mail: Jury Clerk, Clerk of Circuit Court, 9311 Lee Ave., Manassas, VA 20110. Your request will be reviewed, and you will be notified of the decision.
For the following, you can send correspondence or go to our Web site at https://pwcjury.courts.state.va.us. Log on using your badge Identification Number (which is printed on the front of your Jury Duty Summons). You can postpone one-time your service to another month for reasons of:
Also, at https://pwcjury.courts.state.va.us, you can indicate if a person
The Jury Clerk will send you a confirmation letter, fax or e-mail if you are excused from jury service. Otherwise, you need to come to court on the day summoned.
If you believe you are exempt or should be excused from Jury Duty, please review the Virginia Code sections below and take action indicated.
§ 8.01-340. No person to serve who has case at that term. No person shall be admitted to serve as a juror at a term of a court during which he has any matter of controversy which has been or is expected to be tried by a jury during the same term. (Code 1950, § 8-208.5; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c. 617.)
Action: Send an e-mail, letter or fax stating the above with a case number.
§ 8.01-341. Who are exempt from jury service. The following shall be exempt from serving on juries in civil and criminal cases: 1. The President and Vice President of the United States,
2. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General of the Commonwealth, 3. The members of both houses of Congress, 4. The members of the General Assembly, while in session or during a period when the member would be entitled to a legislative continuance as a matter of right under § 30-5, 5. Licensed practicing attorneys, 6. The judge of any court, members of the State Corporation Commission, members of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, and magistrates, 7. Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, state police, and police in counties, cities and towns, 8. The superintendent of the penitentiary and his assistants and the persons composing the guard, 9. Superintendents and jail officers, as defined in § 53.1-1, of regional jails. (Code 1950, § 8-208.6; 1973, c. 439; 1977, cc. 458, 617; 1978, cc. 176, 340; 1980, c. 535; 1982, c. 315; 1987, c. 256; 1990, c. 758; 1993, c. 572; 1998, c. 83.)
Action: Send an e-mail, letter or fax stating the applicable paragraph.
Note: Exemption does not apply to a federal law enforcement officer; TSA employee; government attorney who is not licensed; anyone who is retired from a listed occupation; or a relative of one of the listed occupations § 8.01-341.1. Exemptions from jury service upon request.
Any of the following persons may serve on juries in civil and criminal cases but shall be exempt from jury service upon his request: 1. through 3. [Repealed.]
4. A mariner actually employed in maritime service, 5. through 7. [Repealed.] 8. A person who has legal custody of and is necessarily and personally responsible for a child or children 16 years of age or younger requiring continuous care by him during normal court hours, or any mother who is breast-feeding a child, 9. A person who is necessarily and personally responsible for a person having a physical or mental impairment requiring continuous care by him during normal court hours, 10. Any person over 70 years of age, 11. Any person whose spouse is summoned to serve on the same jury panel, 12. Any person who is the only person performing services for a business, commercial or agricultural enterprise and whose services are so essential to the operations of the business, commercial or agricultural enterprise that such enterprise must close or cease to function if such person is required to perform jury duty, 13. Any person employed by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates, the Office of the Clerk of the Senate, the Division of Legislative Services, and the Division of Legislative Automated Systems, however, this exemption shall apply only to jury service starting (i) during the period beginning 60 days prior to the day any regular session commences and ending 30 days after the day of adjournment of such session and (ii) during the period beginning seven days prior to the day any reconvened or special session commences and ending seven days after the day of adjournment of such session. (Code 1970, § 8-208.6:1; 1977, c. 458; 1987, c. 256; 1997, c. 693; 1999, c. 153; 2004, c. 106; 2005, c. 195.) Action: For sections 4, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 13 send an e-mail, letter or fax stating relevant facts. #10 can also be completed online at https://pwcjury.courts.state.va.us. Log on using your badge Identification Number (which is printed on the front of your Jury Duty Summons).
For section 12 send a letter or fax on letterhead from a principle (not the juror unless sole proprietor) stating facts in #12. § 8.01-341.2. Deferral or limitation of jury service for particular occupational inconvenience.
The court, on its own motion, may exempt any person from jury service for a particular term of court, or limit that person's service to particular dates of that term, if serving on a jury during that term or certain dates of that term of court would cause such person a particular occupational inconvenience. Any such person who is selected for jury service, and who is exempted under the provisions of this section, shall not be discharged from his obligation to serve on a jury, but such obligation shall only be deferred until the term of court next after such particular occupational inconvenience shall end. (1981, c. 108; 1987, c. 155.) Action: If juror is out of area for the majority of the month (would miss three or more days of service), send e-mail, letter or fax stating the reason and what months (do not list the next month) would juror be available so that the juror can be rescheduled. This would be the same procedure for a student going to school out of the area.
Action: If juror would miss one or two days of service, send e-mail, letter or fax stating the reasons. Clerk will consider excusing juror for the one or two days of service.
Note: Clerk confers with Chief Judge on decisions to excuse jurors.
Other Situations Long- term medical issues
Action: A letter mailed or faxed from the physician with the relevant facts of why juror should be excused. Juror believes he or she cannot speak and/or understand English well enough.
Action: Everyone selected is a U.S. citizen and registered voter. Juror will have to report for jury duty. The Court will determine if a person should be excused. In case of a last minute emergency, call the Jury Clerk at 703-792-6047 or e-mail courts@pwcgov.org.
Please notify the Circuit Court Clerk's Office by e-mail if you find that any of the links on this page do not work.
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