Follow the instructions. If the date your are summoned is inconvenient, the law allows you one postponement to an available jury term date of your choice within six months. With a note from her doctor, a nursing mother will be able to delay jury duty for up to two years BY TELEPHONE: Choose a date between 2 and 6 months from the date of your summons. We hear more than three million cases a year involving almost every type of endeavor. BY WEB: Visit our website at NYJUROR.GOV and click on the link "Postpone your jury service." I have a work trip (that I cannot reschedule) starting the following Monday. Should I a) show up on the Friday and explain that I cannot serve if they put me on a jury for the following week due to my work travel or b) postpone? Name Verification: Please enter the first three letters of your last name. If your name is fewer than three letters long, please enter your entire last name. The official home page of the New York State Unified Court System. Request a Jury Service Postponement. Your request can be made by calling 1-800-449-2819. Juror Identification; Juror Index Number: Where is my Juror Index Number? Requests to be postponed must be made as soon as possible to the Jury Commissioner's office at 607-216-6622. You will need to supply information from your jury summons. Breastfeeding Moms Can Now Postpone Jury Duty in New York State. We hear family matters, personal injury claims, commercial disputes, trust and estates issues, criminal cases, and landlord-tenant cases. Requests for a postponement will be granted only with a commitment by you to a future specified date within 6 months. I've been selected for jury duty in NYC on a Friday.