District of Idaho

Each year, more than 16,000 Idaho residents are summoned for jury duty. Jury service not only impacts those called to serve, but also their families, employers, and communities.

Jurors play a vital role in our justice system. Judges apply the law, while juries determine the facts of each case. Together, they ensure that the principles of fairness, rights, and freedoms are upheld. In this way, jurors become an essential part of the court itself.

This site is designed to answer common questions, provide an overview of jury service, and explain the importance of your role as a juror.

Use the menu on the left to find detailed information about jury duty. We hope you find these resources helpful.

On behalf of the Court, I warmly welcome you to jury service.

We recognize that serving as a juror can be a challenge in your already busy life, and we deeply appreciate the commitment you, your family, and your employer make to support your service. While balancing other responsibilities is important, your role as a juror is essential to ensuring justice in our community.

Our goal is for you to find this experience meaningful and rewarding. When your service is complete, we hope you will leave with a greater understanding of how the Court works and a sense of pride in having upheld one of our nation’s most important rights—the right to a trial by a jury of peers.

Many jurors share that the experience is both educational and fulfilling, and some even say they would be honored to serve again.

Every two years, our Court randomly selects potential jurors from two sources provided by the State of Idaho:

• Registered voters

• Holders of driver’s licenses and state ID cards

This process, outlined in our Local Jury Plan, ensures that both grand and petit juries are chosen at random from a fair cross-section of the community in the District of Idaho.