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Jury Service – Orientation

The purpose of the Orientation is to inform those summoned of the process of jury service and to qualify them as jurors.

Three times a year the Circuit Clerk and Judges conduct Jury Orientation held in the large courtroom of the main Courthouse. The main Courthouse address is 102 NE A Street, Bentonville, AR 72712. The main courtroom is room 305 on the third floor.

The Circuit Clerk and Judges will discuss the various aspects of jury service. Qualified jurors will then be sworn in to serve their term of service.

Terms of Service for each year are as follows:

  • Jan. 1st – April 30th
  • May 1st – Aug. 31st
  • Sept. 1st – Dec. 31st

If you have been summoned to Jury Orientation, you will need to make sure to bring the Jury Summons (Questionnaire) with you.

You will need to have it filled out on both sides and signed in black ink.

Please give this to one of the Deputy Circuit Clerks greeting you at the doors.


To view the jury orientation video, please click on the link below.


Jury Orientation – Video



The Jury Orientation video is provided by the Arkansas Supreme Court.


To contact the Circuit Clerk regarding your jury service, please call (479) 271-1015 or email at jury@bentoncountyar.gov.

  • Circuit Clerk

    Brenda DeShields

    Contact

    Branch Locations

    Administration Building

    County Courthouse

    102 NE A St.
    Bentonville, AR 72712

    8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Courts offices open through lunch
    Archives and Juvenile closed 12 – 1 p.m.

    Recorder’s Office

    215 E Central Ave.
    Bentonville, AR 72712

    8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Recorder’s offices open through lunch

    Office Stops Recording Documents at 4:15 p.m.

    Passport Processing 8 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.

    Passport applications are processed by appointment only.

    Contact Information

    Staff Email

    Jury Email

    Archives:
    479-271-1710

    Bookkeeping:
    479-271-5710

    Child Support:
    479-271-5711

    Circuit Court Fax:
    479-271-5719

    Civil/Domestic:
    479-271-1015

    Criminal:
    479-271-1016

    Jury:
    479-271-1015

    Juvenile:
    479-271-5702

    Recorder’s Office:
    479-271-1017

    Bentonville Offices

    102 NE A St.
    Bentonville, AR 72712

    8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Filing Documents

    Civil Phone
    479-271-1015

    Criminal Phone
    479-271-1016

    Courts Fax
    479-271-5719

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