Jury Service Information

Congratulations on being selected for jury service in Sullivan County!

Your service is essential to the administration of justice, and your participation is greatly appreciated by the judges, attorneys, and parties. The constitutional right to a jury trial is critical to our judicial system, and jurors are a crucial part of the process. Serving as a juror is not only an obligation, but a right and privilege. Thank you for serving.

A jury coordinator will be available to answer any questions you have concerning your service when you appear. However, the information provided on this website is up to date and current in accordance with Tennessee Laws and Statutes.

Jury Orientation

Jury Service Information

Congratulations on being selected for jury service in Sullivan County!
Your service is essential to the administration of justice, and your participation is greatly appreciated by the judges, attorneys, and parties. The constitutional right to a jury trial is critical to our judicial system, and jurors are a crucial part of the process. Serving as a juror is not only an obligation, but a right and privilege. You have been randomly selected to appear based on the Tennessee Driver's License database. Thank you for serving.
A jury coordinator will be available to answer any questions you have concerning your service when you appear. However, the information provided on this website is up to date and current in accordance with Tennessee Laws and Statutes.

Information Card:

You will be provided with an information card on your appearance date. It is important that you complete and leave the card with the jury coordinator in order to receive your juror compensation. Please inform the Clerk’s Office of any change of address or contact information during your jury service. Some of the information needed will be miles from your home to the courthouse and an emergency contact.

Length of Service:

You will be given a list of dates of potential jury trials with instructions on your appearance date. Everything you are required to do will be explained to you by the Judge or court staff. The length of service will vary according to the judge's trial schedule.
If you are selected for Grand Jury, the length of service is 6 months meeting approximately 2 days per month on Wednesday. You will be given a schedule when you attend the Grand Jury Orientation at a different time. The Grand Jury is broken into teams so that you will not have to serve at every meeting.

Attire:

Jurors must be dressed appropriately. Jurors must not wear shorts, short skirts, sagging pants, see-through or suggestive clothing, pajamas, visible undergarments (including undershirts and tank tops), flip flops, house shoes, bandannas, headbands, hats/caps, or any clothing (including T-shirts) with inappropriate or offensive advertisements or slogans.

Prohibited Items:

Jurors may not bring drugs (unless you require prescription medication during your service), alcohol, knives or weapons. Due to security issues no cell phones or smart watches are allowed in the Justice Center. Your cell phone and smart watch may be left in your car. Pocket books are prohibited other than a small clutch or billfold.

Compensation by the County:

Jurors will receive $10.00 for each day’s attendance plus .10 per mile (one way). Please be prepared to give your mileage to the court staff on your first day. You receive compensation each day you attend court, even if you are not selected as a juror in a specific case. Your compensation will be mailed to you at the end of your service. Again, make sure we have your current address. No mileage is paid on orientation day. If you are selected to serve on a jury, meals will be provided for you during the trial.

Employer Compensation:

If an employer employs less than five people on a regular basis or if the juror has been employed by an employer on a temporary basis for less than six months, the employer is not required to compensate the juror during the period of jury service. All other Tennessee employers must provide a juror’s usual compensation for the time the juror actually spends serving and traveling to and from jury duty. An employer has the discretion to deduct the amount of compensation the juror receives from the court. You may request a certificate of attendance from the Clerk’s office when you report for jury duty if your employer requires such a certificate. It is your responsibility to know what is required of you by your employer while serving jury duty.

Employer – Excused Absences:

An employer must excuse the juror from employment for each day the juror’s service exceeds three hours if the juror shows the jury summons to the employer upon the receipt of the summons. A juror who works the night shift or the hours immediately preceding the hours court is normally held contact the jury coordinator at (423) 279-2752 or (423) 279-2711 for additional guidance.

Directions to the Justice Center and Parking Information

765 Justice Center Drive,
Dandridge, TN

Phone: (865) 397-2786
Office Hours: 8 AM until 4 PM Monday through Friday (closed on all state and county holidays).

Court Locations for Jury Service

Sullivan County Criminal Court
140 Blountville Bypass
P.O. Box 585
Blountville, Tennessee 37617
Phone: (423) 279 2752
Fax (423) 323 3741
Sullivan County Circuit/Law Court Bristol
801 Anderson Street
Bristol, Tennessee 37620
Law Court
Phone: 423-652-1030
Fax: 423-968-1138
Sullivan County Circuit/Law Court Kingsport
225 West Center Street
Kingsport, Tennessee 37660
Phone: (423) 224-1724
Fax (423) 246-1924