The Felony Department of the Clerk's office is responsible for selecting and summonsing jurors for duty in Nassau County. All licensed drivers, meeting certain basic requirements, may serve on a jury, however, Florida law allows certain exemptions from Jury service. All Persons who are summoned to serve as jurors must attend unless they have been excused by the court.
Attendance is essential to the fair administration of justice.
A person may be excused from jury service upon showing of hardship, extreme inconvenience, or public necessity. A person 70 years of age or older will be excused from jury service upon request A person who has served as a juror in his or her county of residence is automatically excused from jury duty for one year from their last day of service. A presiding judge may, at his or her discretion, excuse a practicing attorney, a practicing physician or a person who is physically unable a jury service. No person interested in any issue to be tried shall be a juror. But no person will be disqualified from sitting on the trial of any suit in which the state, city or county is a party just because they live or pay taxes in the state, county or city.