Jury Duty: I am an international student and received a notice to serve jury duty. I’m I required to serve on a jury?
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Jury Duty: I am an international student and received a notice to serve jury duty. I’m I required to serve on a jury?
In order to serve on a jury in Massachusetts, you must meet ALL of the following criteria:
*Be a citizen of the United States
*Be 18 or older
*Be a resident of or live in Massachusetts for more than 50% of the year
*Speak and understand English well enough to be able to participate in a trial
As an international student, you are not a U.S. Citizen, so you are not eligible to serve.
More information on eligibility to serve on a jury is available here.
Even if you are not eligible to serve on a jury, you must respond to the Jury Service notice that you received in the mail to notify that you are disqualified from serving. On Mass.gov website, instructions on how to respond to your jury summons online is available here: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/respond-to-your-jury-summonshttps://www.mass.gov/how-to/respond-to-your-jury-summons