How to get excused from jury duty in Miami-Dade County, Florida
The excusal routes Miami-Dade County, Florida actually recognizes — what each one needs, who decides, and where it goes.
Confirmed with the Miami-Dade jury clerk by telephone on 30 September 2026. Two routes, and the difference matters. Financial hardship is not decided on paper here — you raise it in person with the judge at jury selection, so there is no letter to mail in advance; bring your proof and be ready to explain it. A medical excusal, by contrast, is handled in advance: a letter from your physician, sent by upload through the juror portal, by email to [email protected], or by mail — and the judge still decides, but decides it before your date. A mailed request must carry your juror ID (or a copy of your Florida driver’s license or ID and your date of birth) and a signed note asking to be excused, along with the doctor’s letter. A postponement can be requested seven or more days before your start date; if something comes up inside that week, telephone the clerk.
Your routes in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Age exemptionUsually automatic
Most Florida counties recognize an age-based exemption — no letter needed in most cases.
See the full detail →Financial hardshipIn person — the judge decides at jury selection
Miami-Dade does not decide financial hardship on paper. You raise it in person with the judge at jury selection, where you may be excused.
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Prepare your Talking Points for Judge →Medical excusalPhysician’s letter — upload, email or mail, in advance
Handled in advance: a letter from your physician, uploaded to the portal, emailed, or mailed. The judge decides before your date.
Miami-Dade County jury clerk — confirmed by telephone, 30 September 2026. The clerk confirmed that a medical excusal is handled in advance: a letter from your physician, uploaded through the juror portal, emailed to [email protected], or mailed — and the judge decides before your service date. The office did not state what the letter must contain, so nothing below is presented as a Miami-Dade requirement it did not make.
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Prepare your What Your Doctor Needs to Write →PostponementFree — seven or more days before your date
A postponement can be requested seven or more days before your start date. Inside seven days, telephone the clerk.
Miami-Dade County jury clerk — confirmed by telephone, 30 September 2026. The clerk confirmed that a postponement may be requested seven or more days before your start date. If something comes up inside that week, telephone the clerk rather than filing.
See the full detail →Contact the court
Jury Service, Suite 700, Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building, 1351 NW 12th Street, Miami, FL 33136Jury line: (786) 828-5879
Email [email protected]. A mailed request must include your juror ID, or a copy of your Florida driver’s license or ID and your date of birth, plus a signed note asking to be excused — sent together with the doctor’s letter.
Email [email protected]. A mailed request must include your juror ID, or a copy of your Florida driver’s license or ID and your date of birth, plus a signed note asking to be excused — sent together with the doctor’s letter.
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