How to get excused from jury duty in Orange County, Florida
The excusal routes Orange County, Florida actually recognizes — what each one needs, who decides, and where it goes.
Confirmed with the Orange County jury clerk by telephone on 30 September 2026. Every excusal request — financial hardship, medical, or any other ground — must reach the court at least 10 days before your report date, and is sent by email to [email protected] or by fax to (407) 836-2346. There is no upload route through the juror portal. A judge decides each request — not the clerk — and processing can take up to five days, so send it as early as you can inside that window. A medical excusal must include a note from your doctor, sent the same way.
Your routes in Orange County, Florida
Age exemptionUsually automatic
Most Florida counties recognize an age-based exemption — no letter needed in most cases.
See the full detail →Financial hardshipWritten route — email or fax, 10+ days ahead
Orange County decides financial hardship in advance, on paper. You send a letter — with any supporting documents — by email or fax, at least 10 days before your report date, and a judge decides.
Fla. Stat. § 40.013 — as Orange County (Ninth Judicial Circuit) applies it, confirmed by the jury clerk 30 September 2026. The clerk confirmed that a financial hardship excusal is decided in advance: a letter, with any supporting documents, sent by email to [email protected] or by fax to (407) 836-2346 at least 10 days before your report date, with a judge deciding within about five days. The office did not state what the letter must contain, so nothing below is presented as an Orange County requirement it did not make.
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Prepare your Hardship Letter →Caregiver or medical conditionDoctor’s note — email or fax, in advance
A note from your doctor, sent by email or fax at least 10 days before your report date. A judge decides in advance.
Fla. Stat. § 40.013 — as Orange County (Ninth Judicial Circuit) applies it, confirmed by the jury clerk 30 September 2026. The clerk confirmed that a medical excusal must include a note from your doctor, sent by email to [email protected] or by fax to (407) 836-2346 at least 10 days before your report date, with a judge deciding. The office did not state what the note must contain, so nothing below is presented as an Orange County requirement it did not make.
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Prepare your What Your Doctor Needs to Write →Contact the court
Orange County Jury Services, Ninth Judicial CircuitJury line: (407) 836-2206
Excusal requests go by email to [email protected] or fax to (407) 836-2346 — there is no portal upload. Every request must arrive at least 10 days before your report date; a judge decides, and processing can take up to five days.
Excusal requests go by email to [email protected] or fax to (407) 836-2346 — there is no portal upload. Every request must arrive at least 10 days before your report date; a judge decides, and processing can take up to five days.
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