Jury duty
Got a jury summons: follow the reporting instructions printed on the back of it — that’s specific to your date, not something posted online. Trial service is normally one week, though most jurors actually serve only a day or two; some of that week can be telephone standby instead of showing up in person.
Need an excuse or deferral: contact the Clerk of Superior Court below — you’ll need a compelling reason. Full-time out-of-state students, anyone 72 or older, and anyone with a disability affecting their ability to serve can file a written request without appearing in person, ahead of the reporting date; see the state’s jury service page for the request form.
Lost your summons, or need an accommodation: call the Clerk of Superior Court below.
A call or email demanding payment over a missed summons is a scam — the courts don’t collect fines by phone.
What to expect: jurors are picked at random from voter and driver’s-license lists; failing to appear without an excuse can mean a fine, so don’t just ignore it.
Who to call
One office handles this.
Clerk of Superior Court, Haywood County
- Clerk of Superior Court / Courthouse Main: 828-454-6501
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
285 N Main St, Suite 1500, Waynesville, NC 28786
This is a state (NC Judicial Branch) office, not a county department — housed at the Haywood County Courthouse but administered by the state courts system. Handles jury summons, excuse/deferral requests, probate, estates, and guardianship, among other court records. The Clerk of Superior Court's own line and the courthouse's general Main line are the same number. Reporting instructions for a specific jury summons are printed on the back of that summons, not published generically online. Vital records (birth/death/marriage certificates) are NOT handled here — nccourts.gov's own Haywood County page routes those to the county Register of Deeds instead.
Related questions
Every office on one page
It happens: you call, and it turns out to be someone else's job. The cheat sheet puts every number on this site in one place, grouped by who runs it, so the next one to try is right there.