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Oregon - Jury Duty Laws, Jury Selection, Juror Qualification

Jury Duty in Oregon - What to Expect

In the American court system, criminal defendants are guaranteed the right to trial by a "jury of their peers". In Oregon, a pool of potential jurors is randomly selected from the local population of individuals eligible for jury duty.

A prospective juror for a civil trial must be:

A prospective juror for a grand or criminal trial must NOT have been:

How Are Potential Jurors Chosen in Oregon?

The first stage in jury selection is summoning a pool of potential jurors from the list of local citizens eligible to serve on a jury in Oregon, as described above.

The master jury list is comprised, at least once annually, of the most recent list of electors of the county, the records furnished by the Department of Transportation. Total total number of names on the list may not be less than two percent of the population of the county according to the latest federal decennial census.

Receiving a Jury Duty Summons in Oregon

While there are a few excuses for getting out of jury selection in OR, most people summoned will have to report to the courthouse for the next stage of the juror selection process, voir dire.



You will receive nominal Oregon jury duty pay for the jury selection day, as well as for any days served on a jury. Once your service is complete, you won't be summoned for jury duty again until Oregon re-adds you to the potential juror pool. Jurors reporting for jury duty or jury selection in the state of Oregon are expected to dress professionally, in a manner appropriate for a court room.

While jury duty is a civic requirement for all eligible citizens in Oregon, the state restricts how often you can be summoned for jury duty in order to ensure a fresh jury pool and prevent undue hardship by being summoned too frequently.

Oregon Jury Duty Summons Frequency:

Jurors are not eligible to serve again within 24 months after being discharged from jury service in a federal court in this state

While there are a number of ways to be legally excused from jury duty in Oregon, failing to appear when summoned for jury selection or jury duty without an excuse is illegal, and can result in legal repercussions.

A prospective juror who fails to appear pursuant to an order to show cause, or appears and fails to show good cause, may be punished for contempt.

Or, charged with Class B violation.

Employers in Oregon are also forbidden from penalizing employees who miss work for jury duty.


Or. Rev. Stat. § 10.090