Be sure to bring your FEDERAL JURY SUMMONS and A PHOTO ID with you when you report for jury duty. Rule 38 preserves the right to a jury trial in civil cases, requiring a specific demand within 14 days after the last pleading directed to the issue.My husband got one recently and it was voluntary. There was a form or survey of some sort he had to return saying he was not available. Thos is where the Federal Court gets their pool to draw upon. Small claims are cases filed in the county justice of the peace courts (also referred to simply as "justice courts") in Texas. (a) Right Preserved. Dallas, like many jurisdictions, can call up a jury at any time on almost any day of the week. Prosecutors and judges are comfortable in trial. The Plaintiffs' right to a jury trial derives not from the Seventh Amendment, but from statute.