Appearance Date - Prior to May 15, 2023


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                                                                                                                    POSTPONING YOUR JURY SERVICE 

Fort Bend County does postpone jury dates. For information to postpone your jury service, call (281) 344-3900 or email our office at jurydept@fbctx.gov.  Please provide your juror number when requesting a postponement.

                                                                                                             BEFORE REPORTING FOR JURY SERVICE 

You are instructed to call our recorded message line after 5:00 PM the evening before you are scheduled to appear for service. The phone number to call can be found on your jury summons or by using the list below. The message will tell you if there has been a change in your jury service. It is sometimes necessary to cancel or reschedule a jury panel, so you MUST CALL to receive final instructions.

REPORTING LOCATION                                                                                                     MESSAGE LINE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Fort Bend County Justice Center, Jury Assembly Room 1 @ 8:30 AM

  (281) 341-4506

Fort Bend County Justice Center, Jury Assembly Room 1 @ 12:30 PM

 (832) 471-1188

Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1

 (281) 238-3240

Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 2

 (281) 238-3240

Justice of the Peace Precinct 2

 (281) 238-3240

Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

 (281) 238-3240

Justice of the Peace Precinct 4

 (281) 238-3240

                                                                                                                                   EXEMPTED OR DISQUALIFIED

To claim an exemption or report your disqualification you must complete the Juror Questionnaire [PDF], sign it and return via Fax- (281) 238-3337; e-Mail jurydept@fbctx.gov; Mail-District Clerk, Attn: Jury Department, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond, Texas 77469 or in person at 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle Room 31004, Richmond, Texas 77469. You do not need to appear in person if you are exempted or disqualified for jury service.

NOTE: You do not have to claim an exemption and may instead choose to serve. However, if you do not meet all of the qualifications, you MUST claim that you are disqualified. If you claim to be disqualified because you are not a resident of this county, you may become ineligible to vote in this county. If you state that you are not a U.S. citizen, you may no longer be eligible to vote if you fail to provide proof of U.S. citizenship to your county voter registrar.