When you receive a Jury Summons for Cobb Superior Court, it is a subpoena to appear as a potential juror. You have been randomly selected by a computer to provide a good cross section of the community. It is a United States Citizen’s highest privilege, and patriotic duty. It also gives you an opportunity to see how the courts in your community function under the law. Georgia law requires that it is mandatory that you serve as a juror, unless you have a legal exemption under the Georgia State Law. A person’s occupation, business, or economic status is not a legal exemption.

When you receive your jury summons, please read it carefully for all the instructions and information located on the front and the back of the summons as it will provide all the information you will need pertaining to your jury service. Keep your summons and bring it with you on the days you are required to report.

Your jury service can last an average of one week unless otherwise directed by the judge. You will be asked to call the voice mail or check our website  each evening after 6:00 p.m. to see if you will need to report for jury duty the next day or not.    A juror is paid $50 per day beginning October 1, 2022, for the days they are required to report in person. The days you are not required to appear for jury duty, you can resume your normal daily activities.

PAYMENT FOR JURY SERVICE
Jurors will receive $50 per day compensation only for the days they report in person at the courthouse.

INCLEMENT WEATHER
In the event of inclement weather, jurors should check local news channels, CobbTV, or the Cobb County Government website for reporting times and possible court closings.

SECURITY CHECK
Guns, knives, mace, scissors and similar type weapons are not permitted in the State Court Building. Your clearance through our security screening will be expedited by not having these items in your possession.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES
The Jury Assembly Room is equipped with a wireless network that is available for jurors. Cell phones and other personal electronic devices including laptops, tablets, etc. are allowed in the Jury Assembly Room. Please be sure to bring head phones or ear buds for use with devices that have audio.

JUROR RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA

• Don’t research the case online in any way, including searching for information about the attorneys or judge.
• Don’t communicate anything about the case via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any online messaging service.
• Follow instructions by the judge or other court personnel.
• Immediately report unauthorized use of the Internet or social media to the judge or authorized court personnel.

REFRESHMENTS
Vending machines are available with a variety of drinks and snacks. Jurors are encouraged to bring their own water bottles (no glass) and/or snacks to have while waiting in the Jury Assembly Room.

PROPER COURT ATTIRE FOR JURORS

If you are appearing for jury duty, you should dress in a manner that shows respect for the Court.  

• NO uniform clothing from your place of employment
• NO gym clothes/athletic wear
• NO pajama pants
• NO clothing advertising a product or containing profanity/controversial content
• NO shorts or short skirts that are overly revealing

If you received a summons for the Grand Jury, please click here for the Grand Juror Information page

Under Georgia State Law, exemptions are granted to the following properly documented persons:

• Persons who are permanently disabled either mentally or physically, will be excused upon receipt of proper documentation from their medical physician. The documentation must state a permanent disability exists to excuse you. A Medical Affidavit is located on the website.
• Persons age 70 or older who do not wish to serve may request to be inactivated from jury duty by  requesting their name be removed from the jury list. 
• Full-time students at a college, university, vocational school or other post-secondary school who request to be excused or deferred must provide documentation from their school registrar's office. This must be submitted prior to jury date.
• Any person who is a primary caregiver having active care and custody of a child six years of age or under who has no alternative child care available must sign an affidavit available on the website. 
• Persons who is the primary unpaid caregiver for a person OVER the age of six; who completes an affidavit stating that such primary caregiver is responsible for the care of a person with such physical or cognitive limitations the he or she is unable to care for himself or  herself and cannot be left unattended and that a primary caregiver has no reasonably available alternative to provide for care.  The documentation must be filled out by a physician or other medical provider and submitted prior to your jury service date.
• If you are a primary teacher in a home you may request to be excused or deferred if you are in a home study program and have no reasonably available alternative teacher.
• Active Military member or the spouse of an Active Military member on ordered military duty can request to be excused or deferred.  An affidavit or a copy of your current military  orders must be submitted prior to jury date.

Once the exemption form is completed and notarized (if applicable), you can email the form by scanning it (pdf format) or by taking picture
to:  superiorcourtjury@cobbcounty.org.  The notary stamp must be visible.   You can also upload and submit your exemption request here

• Primary Caregiver Child under the age of Six
• Medical
• Convicted Felon
• Non-Citizen
• Non-English Speaking   (Spanish Version)
• Non-Resident 
• Home School Teacher
• Age 70 and Over 
• Sole Caregiver
• Active Duty Military and/or Spouse

Jurors can request a maximum of a possible one-time postponement. A postponement request must be made in writing no later than two weeks prior to your service date. All postponements are granted or denied under the discretion of the court, in accordance to the needs of the court and the juror's previous number of granted request.

The postponement time frame is no later than eight weeks up to ten weeks from your original service date. For a longer deferment, the juror must have a doctor's letter or medical affidavit with an expected recovery time.

We require a written request for our records as to why you would like a postponement.

You can also submit a postponement through our jury services website by clicking here