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General Jury Information and FAQs

Please be aware:   The Jury Office staff NEVER calls people for social security numbers, credit card numbers or any other sensitive information.

Information For Potential Jurors

Welcome to the Jury Section of the public internet website for the Western District of Texas. We hope that you find the information here useful and that your experience as a federal juror will be interesting and worthwhile.

As a federal juror, you will be called upon to resolve the disputed issues of fact in cases filed with the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. As a juror you will experience one of the highest rights and honors of citizenship along with the privilege and heavy responsibility of being a member of a jury. We hope that you will approach your service with that attitude and in that spirit.

Please review the information contained in this site carefully. If you have any specific questions regarding your jury service, please telephone the Jury Staff in the division where your jury service is to take place. We look forward to working with you.

If you have any questions, you can either e-mail our help desk at Jury Help Desk, or you can call our toll-free telephone number at (866) 279-7008. The phone line is available Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time).

Do not use the "Webmaster" e-mail address to correspond with the Clerk's Office concerning jury service. Contact information is provided on the local jury instructions. Any email sent to the Webmaster concerning jury service will be returned to you. Thank You.

Jury Staff for the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Office Name Telephone No.
Austin Monica Hurt (512) 916-5896, ext. 249
Del Rio Billie Ducharme (830) 703-2101
El Paso Lupe Hammer (915) 534-6725, ext. 261
Midland-Odessa Merrie Hammond (432) 686-4003
Pecos    
San Antonio Sheila Hunter (210) 472-6550, ext. 273
Waco Debbie Galler (254) 750-1501

Courthouse Information and Jury Instructions

On each individual divisional court page, you will find the following information:

  • The address of the courthouse;
  • Written directions to the courthouse;
  • Parking instructions;
  • Disabled accessibility information; and,
  • jury instructions.

On the courthouse pages you will also find division-specific information such as the proper attire that jurors are expected to wear when performing jury service in that courthouse.

Courthouse Information
Division Location
Austin Clerk, United States District Court
200 West 8th St., Room 130
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone (512) 916-5896
Del Rio Clerk, United States District Court
111 East Broadway, Room L-100
Del Rio, Texas 78840
Telephone (830) 703-2054
El Paso Clerk, United States District Court
511 E. San Antonio Street, Room 219
El Paso, Texas 79901
Telephone (915) 534-6725
Midland-Odessa Clerk, United States District Court
200 E. Wall, Room 107
Midland, Texas 79701-5217
Telephone (432) 686-4001
Pecos Clerk, United States District Court
410 South Cedar
Pecos, Texas 79772
Telephone (432) 445-4228
San Antonio Clerk, United States District Court
655 East Durango Blvd., Room G65
San Antonio, Texas 78206
Telephone (210) 472-6550
Waco Clerk, United States District Court
800 Franklin Ave., Room 380
Waco, Texas 76701
Telephone (254) 750-1501

Important Notices:

Notice Regarding Bogus Email Scam

Posted: 4/14/2008

A bogus email is being distributed throughout the world alerting the recipient that they have been subpoenaed to appear before a Grand Jury in a particular location of the United States District Court. The U.S. District Court does not send emails to individuals as a subpoena to appear before a Grand Jury. The recipient should be warned that the link contained within the email may contain a computer virus and opening it may risk infection of your computer.
Jury Help Desk Now Available!

Posted: 6/17/2007

If you have recently received a Juror Qualification Questionnaire Scantron Form and you have questions about filling it out, you can either e-mail our help desk at Jury Help Desk, or you can call our toll-free telephone number at (866) 279-7008. The phone line is available Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time).

Jury Instructions:

If you have been summoned to appear for jury service, please use one of the links below to view specific juror information for that division.

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