Court officials are planning a crackdown on Philadelphia residents who skip jury duty. 

During a city council budget hearing, John Herron, Common Pleas Court administrative judge, said the responses to jury summons are falling, according to CBS 3. 

"We now see 13 out of 100 reporting for jury service. We have a crisis, and our system whether it's criminal or civl depends on this jurors coming in and honoring the call," said Herron.

Daniel Rendine, Jury Commissioner said that Of the 596,121 Philadelphia residents summoned for jury duty last year, only 376,817 returned the summons and about 78,000 actually showed up, according to The Legal Intelligencer. 

Herron added that court administrators have received not-so-nice responses from those called to serve. "We are actually receiving jury summons from individuals with very impolite expressions on the summons that begin with 'You can go to….I'll let you fill in the rest,'" Herron said. 

Llolio Jones, executive director of the Fully Informed Jury Association, offers reasons on why so many people avoid jury duty. 

"We have noticed that people in this country avoid jury duty because they don't want to miss work, they don't get paid very much, they're confused by the process, and afraid that if they show up, they'll have to answer personal or uncomfortable questions," Jones said in an online video. "They consider it an inconvenience."

In May, Herron will haul jury scofflaws, those who skip jury duty, right back to court. 

Scofflaw court was eliminated nearly a decade ago, but the judge is bringing it back four times a year, according to CBS 3. 

"Not only do we get no response but we get a horrendous response, showing that the acceptance of jury just isn't recognized," Herron said. 

Under state law, anyone who ignores a jury summons could face $500 in fines and up to 10 days in jail.