There are no standard court hours. If you are not selected to serve, you could be dismissed by noon or early afternoon. Sometimes trials will run into the evening hours. If that happens, you will have ample time to make any necessary arrangements and advise your family. Sequestration is always a possibility, but in the last twenty years, we have not sequestered a single jury.
Jury trials can last anywhere from less than one day to many weeks in length.
The majority of our trials in the Eastern District of Arkansas last two to three days. If you were subject to a lengthy trial, you will have an opportunity to advise the court that a long trial would be a problem for you. There are a number of metered parking spots in the area surrounding the courthouse. Any parking tickets that you receive will be collected by the Clerk, stamped, and forwarded to the Little Rock Police Department. According to Arkansas State Law, jurors do not have to pay to park at a parking meter while performing jury duty.