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Jury Duty? Respond Online at Mass. Juror Service Website

Once you receive your summons for jury duty, you can follow up on the state's juror service website.

Written by Liz Taurasi

Remember receiving your summons for jury duty in the mail and having to confirm by mail or phone call? Or worse: You needed to change your location and had to plead your case over the phone?

If you didn’t know, those days are over. The Massachusetts Juror Service website allows jurors to respond to their juror service online, and is also a place to make changes or request assistance.

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Everything from confirming your service, to requesting a disqualification, to postponing your service and more can be found on the website, making it easier than ever to handle your turn at jury duty. 

You can also use the site to request a hardship transfer of location, update your contact information, find courthouse information and complete and print out your Confidential Juror Questionnaire.

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To use the site, simply go to the login page and enter your Badge Number, PIN and first five digits of your zip code from your summons.

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