Privacy of Jurors

Both prospective and impaneled jurors have the right to privacy and confidentiality.

1. If your Social Security Number is requested, it will only be used for the purpose of paying the juror fee and mileage to which you are entitled. It is disclosed only to the Finance Department in the county in which you served to issue a payment to you.
2. Your home or mailing address is known only to the court. Only the judge can order the release of the address of jurors, usually to the lawyers in the case, and only for a good, legal reason. This very rarely happens. At the conclusion of the trial, should you be contacted by the lawyers in a case in which you sat as a juror, remember that you are not obligated to divulge any information concerning the deliberations, the verdict, or your opinions about anything concerning the case unless ordered to do so by the court.
3. Occasionally television reporters will ask the judge for permission to film courtroom activities. If the judge approves, the reporters are instructed to be unobtrusive and to not film jurors. You will not appear on television.
4. Reporters may interview the lawyers or people in a case, and once the trial is over may request to interview the jurors. It is your decision whether or not to agree to an interview. You are not obligated to divulge any information concerning the deliberations, the verdict, or your opinions about anything concerning the case.