Hernando County Jurors Summoned for Week of Feb. 17, 2026

Hernando County jurors were told not to report for service on Monday, Feb. 16 or Tuesday, Feb. 17, according to a Facebook post by Clerk of Court and Comptroller Doug Chorvat Jr. The post, captured with the label “1d” and showing All reactions: 3, directed prospective jurors to re-check the county’s jury information page Tuesday evening after 5:00 PM for further reporting instructions.

Clerk Doug Chorvat Jr. posted the following message on the Hernando County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller Facebook account: “Jurors summoned for the week of February 17, 2026:

Prospective Jurors are not needed on Monday February 16th or Tuesday February 17th however, it is IMPERATIVE that you check this site again Tuesday evening after 5:00 PM for further reporting instructions. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!”

The county’s own jury page for the week of Feb. 17, 2026, is summarized in the public posting as containing day-by-day scheduling details and procedural guidance. The posted summary notes: “Jury service announcement and scheduling information posted by the Hernando County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller for the week of February 17, 2026. The page lists which prospective jurors are or are not needed for specific days that week and offers guidance for summoned jurors (call-in proced”, the capture of that page is truncated at “(call-in proced,” and the full call-in instructions were not included in the available materials.

The truncated county text and Chorvat’s Facebook instruction together indicate the office is using a call-in or web-status procedure to confirm daily reporting, but key operational details are missing from public captures: the exact call-in phone number, hours to call, juror identification instructions, and which jurors are required to report for any days after Feb. 17. The clerk’s post makes the reporting deadline clear for updates - Tuesday evening after 5:00 PM - but does not supply the complete procedural text in the excerpts provided.

Among the documents captured with the jury notices is a separate fragmentary contact list that appears to originate from a Mississippi court directory and not from Hernando County, Florida. That excerpt includes names and numbers such as Kim Pointer, P.O. Box 340 Hernando 38632, 662-469-8374; Ty Scott, P.O. Box 340 Hernando 38632, 662-469-8374; Judge Percy L. Lynchard, Jr., P.O. Box 340 Hernando 38632, 662-469-8374; and other entries referencing Batesville, Grenada, and DeSoto. The fragment also contains the sentence: “meet­ ings and additional Appeals and Review Hearings; Monday-Friday, Hearings before the Administrative Judges are set in the county where the accident of injury occurred. Application for Lump Sum and Compromise Settlements filed through ATOS and considered.” This block appears unrelated to Hernando County, FL’s jury schedule and should not be used as a contact list for jurors in Brooksville, Spring Hill, or other Hernando County communities without verification.

For jurors summoned for the week of Feb. 17, 2026, the immediate actionable step in Chorvat’s post is to check the Hernando County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller’s jury information page after 5:00 PM Tuesday for final reporting instructions; beyond that, the clerk’s office will need to supply the full call-in procedure and any phone numbers or online status codes to resolve remaining questions about who must report later in the week.