Juror Information

Thank you for serving as a juror for Cowlitz County Superior and District Courts. We appreciate your time and dedication to serving your community. Every attempt is made to minimize the impact of jury service to an individual. Jurors serve a period of two weeks and are on-call during this period. A trial may extend beyond this term. However, jurors will be advised of the estimated length of the trial at the time of the jury selection process.

The Jury Management office is open Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. You can reach us by phone at (360) 577-3034 or by email at jurymsg@cowlitzwa.gov. 

To listen to the Daily Jury Recording, please call 360-577-3110.

**NOTICE**

We have been made aware of a current phishing scam regarding jury service. This scam involves someone claiming to be a law enforcement officer calling local residents informing them they have a warrant for missed jury duty. The scammers then provide instructions for paying off the warrant through gift cards. THIS IS A SCAM - DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR BANK OR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. Law enforcement nor the Clerk's Office will ever call you demanding payment for a warrant or missed jury service.               

If you believe you were assigned to jury duty and you missed your term of service, please call the Clerk's Office to inquire about next steps. We can be reached at (360) 577-3034. 

Call-In Procedure
Jurors must either call (360) 577-3110 after 5:30 p.m. on the Friday before the first day of jury duty and listen for his or her group number or call our Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR) line at 360-998-4001. The recording will tell the juror which group numbers are supposed to report for jury service on the next court day. The IVR requires your 10 digit Juror number to access and will give your status of service. Or you may look at the web page above called 'Daily Reporting Instructions for Jurors'.

If the juror is not needed to report, the recording will reschedule the juror to check back on another day during the two week term. Then, the juror must call the recording, check IVR or the web page again the night before the next scheduled reporting date for updated reporting instructions.

Please Note: The recording and web page will give the juror specific instructions as to time and place to report for jury duty. The recording runs for 24 hours per day but jurors must not call the recording unless it is the day or weekend before his or her date to report. Otherwise it may be confusing. IVR gives you a daily status of your service.

Alert: All citizens entering the Hall of Justice will have to go through airport style security screening. Please allow extra time for the screening process. 

See RCW 2.36.165 to read about your employer's responsibilities regarding jury service.