Constitution Article 1, Section 15, and make this demand for a jury trial at least 14 days prior to. A written demand for a jury must be filed no later than 14 days before the date a case is set for trial.You must ask for a jury trial no later than 14 days before the hearing date, or convince the judge that you had a good reason for not doing so. A written request for a jury trial is filed with the clerk of the court a reasonable time before the date set for trial of the cause on the non-jury docket. Jury Trials are expensive. A Jury Demand usually results in a demand for a large trial retainer, which the other side may not be able to afford. If you wish to demand a jury trial, you may file it as a separate document or request it in the. Complaint. Now it is time to select your Jury in a process called 'voire dire'. This is really jury DE-selection, rather than jury selection. The situation is more complicated when a written jury demand is made on or after January 1, 2022 in a case filed before that time.