Verify a jury-related letter through the court

Treat a jury-related letter as a possible summons until the court says otherwise. Keep the letter with its envelope and confirm it with the court clerk, using contact details you look up yourself. If someone contacts you about the letter before you have checked it, do not give them personal details.

By Junk Mail Magic. Updated October 2, 2026.

Check the letter with the clerk

Keep the letter and envelope together. Note the court named, any reporting or response dates, and any phone number or web address printed on the letter.
Find the clerk for that court through the court's official website or another source you already trust, and do not use the printed number or link.
Ask the clerk whether the court issued a notice like yours. Do not read out sensitive personal numbers to confirm a letter that has not been verified.
Write down the answer and which office gave it. Then follow the instructions the court gives you.

Which court to call, and why to keep the envelope

Federal courts tell people to verify suspicious jury communications with the clerk, using contact details obtained independently. State and local courts run their own jury systems, so call the clerk for the court named on your letter.

Keep the envelope so you can describe exactly how the letter arrived when you speak with the clerk. If the court says it did not send the letter, you can report suspected mail fraud to the Postal Inspection Service. Making a report does not guarantee an investigation.

Private jury-letter worksheet

Example for your own use. Replace the bracketed details and review what you share.

Date received: [date] Court named: [court] Date to report or respond: [date] Contact I found independently: [phone or website] Date I called the clerk: [date] Clerk confirmed notice sent: [yes / no / unsure] Instructions from the court: [notes] Envelope kept with letter: [yes / no]

Call ahead of the reporting date

If the letter gives a reporting date, schedule your call to the clerk well before that date and note the call date on the worksheet. If the clerk confirms the summons, record the court's instructions next to that date.

Official sources

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