Iowa Judicial Branch launches new juror notification system
Prospective jurors in Iowa will no longer receive a paper juror questionnaire in the mail with a summons to report for jury duty. Instead, they will receive a postcard with information on how to complete the questionnaire online. Along with the new juror notification process, which began Dec. 3, the Iowa Judicial Branch has also added a new jury service page to its website, which includes a link to the online juror questionnaire along with an overview of jury service, answers to frequently asked questions and more. “We anticipate a better response rate because people can easily complete the juror questionnaire on their phones or at their home computer 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” State Court Administrator Todd Nuccio said. “We plan to look at the utilization rate after the launch to see if the new process has improved the response.”