What should I expect when I show up at the courthouse?
When you're called for jury duty and you show up at the courthouse here are some things that you should expect: first of all you should expect that, you've already checked so you know where to park, but you should expect that they're going to want ID, maybe even to get into the courthouse. You definitely don't want to carry anything that's considered dangerous with you when you go into the courthouse. Again, make sure that you have a proper photo ID or passport or your driver's license or something to present. When you get to the courthouse, you will have a room number on your summons but if you're not sure or you think it might have changed or something or there's a sign on the door saying "all jurors report to room 112" and yours says 310, ask somebody and tell them why you are there and there's usually officials wandering around in the courthouse and you can show that to them and they will help you. When you get into the room you should expect that you will be told to sit down with the other jurors. Expect to be questioned, expect that you may have to wait a long time before anybody talks to you, expect that you may sit there until lunch and they may have talked to 20 other people and somebody may come out after leaving you alone for a while and attorneys have gone off to agree on the jury and the bailiff may come out and say everybody go home. So, you have to be kind of expecting the unexpected. You have to be prepared for not knowing what's going to happen, but at least be there and give yourself the opportunity to get on a jury.
