Welcome to the Lee County Clerk of Circuit Court Jury Information page.
This information page was designed for the prospective juror. If you have any questions in reference to your service that were not answered at this web site, please call our office between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at (239) 533-9153 or e-mail the Jury office at jury@leeclerk.org.
| Jurors with the report date of Friday November 20, 2009 with report numbers 1 through 109 must report Friday morning at 8:00a.m. |
| Jurors with the report date of Friday November 20, 2009 with report numbers 110 through 412 have been canceled for Friday at 8:00 a.m. This is the end of your service until you receive another summons in the mail. |
| PLEASE NOTE***Jurors are ONLY authorized to park in the Liberty Street Parking Lot. Directions to this lot are on this website or on the back of your summons. Lee County is not responsible if jurors park anywhere other than the Liberty Street Parking Lot. |
| THANK YOU AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING! |
The above information is updated daily at 5:00 p.m. If your summons date information is not given, please call 533-2929 after 5:00 p.m. the day before your service.
Jury Duty
Florida Constitution Article I, Section 22, states that any person, who is accused of committing a crime, has the right to a jury trial. In order for individuals to use this right, the court must have a system of obtaining and providing jurors.
Jurors are selected from a list that is supplied by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV). Once a year, this database is updated with any changes or new residents, and given to the Lee County Clerk of Circuit Court, Jury Department. Jurors are then randomly selected from this database. (Section 40.221 Florida Statutes)
Jury duty is a one-day or a one trial event. Most trials last only one day, but if you are selected for a trial that lasts longer than one day, you must serve for the length of that trial.
Jurors are assigned to a judge and sent to the courtroom for questioning. This questioning period is called "Voir Dire," a French term that means "to speak the truth." During the questioning the judge and attorneys will select their panel of 6 or 12, with the possibility of selecting one or two alternates.
A juror must be fair and impartial and be free of any bias or prejudice. By applying the law explained by the judge, you must use the facts given during the trial to make your decision.
Petit and Grand Jury
Petit juries will hear and decide civil and criminal cases. Civil cases are disputes between private citizens, corporations, government, government agencies, or other organizations. Usually, the party who brings the suit is seeking money damages for an alleged wrong that has been done. The party who brings the suit is called the plaintiff, and the one being sued is called the defendant. The trials can involve small claims, personal injury, and medical malpractice cases. Criminal cases are brought by the state against a person(s) accused of committing a crime. In these cases, the state is the plaintiff, and the accused person(s) is the defendant. Criminal trials can involve traffic, misdemeanor, felony, and capital (death penalty) cases.
Grand juries are selected for a six month term of duty. A grand jury has broad powers to investigate a wide range of criminal offenses and to examine the performance of public officials and public institutions. Its deliberations are conducted in secret, in conjunction with the State Attorney or a designated assistant state attorney.
