Attendance fee: You will be paid a $50 attendance fee for each day that you report for jury duty. (Employees of the federal government are not entitled to the attendance fee.)

Lodging: The court will pay for your subsistence and lodging at the current rate if you cannot return home each night. You can find the current mileage, subsistence, and appearance fees on the court's Juror web page.

You may stay overnight the night before any day that you are required to report to the courthouse if you live approximately 60 miles or more (one-way) from the courthouse. This includes the night before your first reporting date. You must have your own money or a credit card because the court will not be able to reimburse you on the first day you report. A list of hotels is available on the court’s Juror web page, and this information will be mailed to you before your jury service begins. You may stay wherever you wish near the courthouse. Ask the hotel about a government rate that would apply to federal jurors, and if the hotel requests verification, present your summons. Please check out of the hotel the morning you are scheduled to report and bring the hotel receipt with you.

Unless the judge tells you otherwise, you may go home each night. Occasionally, trials continue into the evening hours. If this happens, the judge will give you time to make arrangements and to call your family. It is very unlikely that you would ever be required to stay overnight unless the judge orders the jury in a criminal case "sequestered." A sequestered jury is one kept from most outside contacts during the trial.

Mileage: You will receive the current mileage rate for travel to and from your home and the courthouse. You can find the current mileage, subsistence, and appearance fees on the court's Juror web page.

Parking: Please be prepared to pay to park. You will be reimbursed for reasonable parking fees. Off-street and on-street parking are available near the federal courthouse.

The court does not provide meals, so you are free to go out to eat. Court staff can give you a list of restaurants near the courthouse. If you want to bring your own food, the court provides a refrigerator and microwave if you are serving in Omaha or Lincoln.