How to get excused from jury duty in Kern County, California
The excusal routes Kern County, California actually recognizes — what each one needs, who decides, and where it goes.
Kern's Juror Portal explicitly rejects handbooks, emails, or texts as substitutes for its own upload process — use the portal's own 'upload documents' tab specifically.
Your routes in Kern County, California
Age 70 or olderUsually automatic
California recognizes age 70+ as an automatic excuse in most counties — no letter or argument required.
See the full detail →Financial hardshipModerate, county-dependent
The Juror Portal has an explicit 'upload documents' tab — use that specifically, not email or text.
California Rule of Court 2.1008. General inconvenience or an employer's lack of paid jury leave does not, by itself, qualify as extreme hardship — courts look for an inability to pay necessary daily living expenses as a direct result of serving.
See the full detail →Caregiver or medical conditionHigh, with documentation
Physician's note or caregiver documentation, uploaded the same way.
California Rule of Court 2.1008. Recognizes both caregiving obligations and physical or mental impairments, with documentation.
See the full detail →Contact the court
Superior Court of Kern County, Jury ServicesJury line: (661) 610-6800
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