Register at the JPORTAL website and complete your juror questionnaire. You can sign up for text or email notifications or request an excusal or deferral.I submitted a request to be excused due to undue hardship based on this rule: "The prospective juror must travel an excessive distance. Please bring the reporting instruction portion of your summons with you filled out with your phone numbers and any address or name changes you may have. When a demand for jury trial is included in a pleading, the demand must be set forth at the end of the pleading. Those requesting a jury trial are then assigned to trial departments based on courtroom availability. I,. , wish to withdraw my Assessment Appeal Application. (Appeal No. ) in its entirety. Proposed changes to jury selection in Alameda County could mean longer travel distances for those called to serve. I,. , wish to withdraw my Assessment Appeal Application.