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Yellowstone County, Montana
District Court
District Court - Jury Status & News Contact Department

Jury Summons Status
Current Jury Term: 09/01/2023 - 08/31/2024

*** If your trial is cancelled, you don't need to appear again***
***until you receive a new summons in the mail
***

To request an excusal after receiving a jury summons,the juror must return the Affidavit for Excusal included with the summons. You are NOT excused unless you receive a verbal reply or email response after sending in the affidavit.

Date

Time

Judge

Room

Status

Monday, Apr 22, 2024

8:15 a.m.

Dept. #7 Judge Davies

518

Must Appear

Monday, Apr 22, 2024

8:30 a.m.

Dept. #8 Judge Harada

403

Must Appear

Monday, Apr 29, 2024

8:30 a.m.

Dept. #6 Judge Knisely

608

Must Appear

Monday, Apr 29, 2024

8:30 a.m.

Dept. #5 Judge Souza

509

Cancelled

Monday, May 06, 2024

8:30 a.m.

Dept. #4 Judge Linneweber

403

Must Appear

Monday, May 06, 2024

8:30 a.m.

Dept. #3 Judge Pardy

506

Must Appear

 

Trials Currently In Session


Parking Information


If you have Jury Duty at the Yellowstone County Courthouse
Please come to 217 N. 27th Street Billings, MT 59101


District Court will validate parking for 1st Ave North Parking Garage and Park 3 Parking Garage:

1st Ave North Parking Garage: 2651 1st Avenue North, located between 2nd Ave N. & 1st Ave N. behind the Wells Fargo Building.

Park 3 Garage: 210 N. 27th St, located on 27th next to the Court House & Police Dept. Between 2nd & 3rd.

Please bring your parking stub with you to court for validation. To avoid the possibility of receiving a ticket for parking in a reserved spot, you MUST park in a parking spot that is labeled HOURLY OR HOTEL GUEST. Unfortunately, we cannot reimburse you for parking violations. Handicapped Parking is located on the East side of the Courthouse as well as in front of the North Entrance of the Courthouse. Please note that if you have a Handicap sticker or permanent Handicap License, the City of Billings allows you to use ANY on street parking for free at any time with the exception of emergency and loading zones.

Important Information

To request an excusal after receiving a jury summons,the juror must return the Affidavit for Excusal included with the summons. We are unable to excuse you via a phone message, the affidavit must be filled out. We are unable to excuse you via email unless your affidavit is included with your email message.

You are NOT excused unless you receive a verbal reply or email response after sending in the affidavit.


Jury Pay will be mailed out approximately two(2) weeks after the conclusion of the trial.


 

Contact Us

To report vacations, to confirm receipt of a jury summons, and general questions contact:

District Court Jury Clerk (Bernie)
Phone: 256-2839
(message phone)

DC-JuryDuty@yellowstonecountymt.gov