Download and complete Motion and Notice forms from the Illinois Office of the Courts. In Illinois, everyone has an absolute right to a jury trial on any felony offense or misdemeanor where there is a possible jail sentence.If you received a mailed Notification of Potential Federal Jury Service letter, please complete your electronic questionnaire. The Seventh Amendment requires civil jury trials only in federal courts. This Amendment is unusual. All forms below with a "fillable icon" are documents that you can open "on-line", fill in the appropriate fields and then print on your printer. Click here for instructions. Trial court noted that there was no written jury waiver in the file. It protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value. The Seventh Amendment guarantees a jury trial in civil cases at law in federal court.