Juror selection

Jurors are selected from communities, this is done electronically using the information supplied from the electoral register. Selection for jury service is random. This means an individual may be selected on multiple occasions, with lengthy periods between citations, or not at all, or that several people from one employer are cited simultaneously.

It should be noted that, depending on circumstances, if you are excused from serving on a particular occasion, this may result in another citation being received within a relatively short timescale.

Balloting the jury is done in advance without the jurors being present. You should call the jury attendance update number on the day before your jury service as this will inform you if your name is due to be entered into a ballot.

On the day of the ballot you will receive a call from the court which will let you know whether you have been selected and provide you with information about the trial. Only the 15 jurors balloted to participate, plus a small number of substitutes, will attend for the trial.

Further information on the ballot is provided in About jury duty in Scotland.

You should still contact the jury helpline, provided on your citation, by telephone after 5pm the day before your citation commences.