Jurors are selected from the voter registration and Department of Motor Vehicles Drivers License Lists. An orientation film concerning jury duty is regularly shown on Fairfax Media General Cable Channel 16. This film describes jury service and your responsibilities as a juror. The Fairfax Circuit Court is open five days a week. Like a hospital, the Courthouse renders an essential service to the public.
Parties involved in cases spend months and thousands of dollars preparing their cases for trial.
Delay of a case due to inclement weather may require the case to be postponed or worst a mistrial resulting in the loss of valuable trial time, unwarranted delay and loss of money invested for expert witnesses for the parties. If you are a juror and have difficulty, please call the court immediately for assistance. In the event the Fairfax County Government closes, then the Circuit Court closes.