How to get excused from jury duty in Orange County, California
The excusal routes Orange County, California actually recognizes — what each one needs, who decides, and where it goes.
Confirmed by the Orange County jury clerk on 28 September 2026. For financial hardship the normal process is simple: you enter your monthly income and expenses in eJuror, and that is all the court initially goes by — the clerk’s office says nothing further needs to be mailed in. If the request is denied, you can bring additional information and discuss it with the judge in person. A medical excusal needs a note from your physician, which you can upload to eJuror (the portal has an upload feature) or mail. Prior jury service in the last 12 months, and age 70 or older, are free grounds you claim in eJuror. Orange does not treat silence as approval: if you hear nothing within 10 days, log back in to eJuror to check your status before telephoning.
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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 →You served within the past 12 monthsNamed ground — free to claim
Orange lists prior service as one of its five excuse grounds, and summonses one juror at most once in any 12-month period. Nothing to buy.
Superior Court of California, County of Orange — eJuror excuse grounds and Jury FAQ. One of the five grounds Orange publishes is “Completed Call-In or Reporting Jury Service within the past 12 months (this includes service as a Grand Juror).” The county’s own FAQ says the same thing from the other side: “Jurors may be summoned for jury service once every 12-month period.” Call-in counts. You do not have to have been seated on a jury, or even to have entered the building — completing a telephone call-in period is service for this purpose. If this applies to you it is the shortest route out of the summons, it needs no argument and no document, and there is nothing we could add to it.
See the full detail →Financial hardship, filed through eJurorThe county’s own form
Enter your monthly income and expenses in eJuror — the clerk’s office confirmed that is all the court initially goes by, and nothing else needs to be mailed for the first request. If it is denied, you can bring more and discuss it with the judge in person.
Orange County jury clerk (28 Sep 2026) and the published eJuror grounds. The jury clerk confirmed the process by telephone on 28 September 2026: for financial hardship the juror enters their monthly income and expenses on eJuror, and that is all the court initially goes by — nothing further needs to be mailed in. If the request is denied, the juror may bring additional information and discuss it with the judge in person. Two published figures frame those numbers: jurors are paid $15.00 a day starting with the second day plus mileage, and the Juror Affidavit Questionnaire asks how many days your employer pays, on a scale that starts at 0 — so the gap non-payment leaves is the case.
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Prepare your Income & Expense Worksheet →Caregiver or medical conditionPhysician’s note — upload or mail
Both are named grounds. A medical excusal needs a note from your physician — the clerk’s office confirmed you can upload it to eJuror or mail it. For care of another, you explain the obligation.
California Rule of Court 2.1008 — as Orange County applies it, confirmed by the jury clerk 28 Sep 2026. Two of Orange’s five published excuse grounds are physical or mental disability and care for another (non-professional). The jury clerk confirmed on 28 September 2026 that a medical excusal rests on a note from the juror’s physician, which can be uploaded to eJuror — the portal has an upload feature — or mailed. The Juror Affidavit Questionnaire carries the line “A doctor’s verification of my condition is attached” and, for care, “I have a personal obligation to provide actual and necessary CARE TO ANOTHER.”
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Prepare your Caregiver / Medical Excuse Letter →Contact the court
Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Jury Services, P.O. Box 1970, Santa Ana CA 92702-1970Jury line: (657) 622-7000
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Pacific, Monday to Friday except court holidays. Jury Services also takes written messages through a form at voypubapps.occourts.org/jury-services-email and replies by email.
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Pacific, Monday to Friday except court holidays. Jury Services also takes written messages through a form at voypubapps.occourts.org/jury-services-email and replies by email.
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