Can I have a jury at a VOP hearing?

No. There is no right to a jury at a violation hearing. The judge who placed you on supervision — or whoever is handling that division — decides both whether the violation occurred and what happens next.

That changes the nature of the proceeding. Arguments that would be made to a jury don't land the same way, and the judge often has history with the case, including the original plea or sentencing.

Practically, that history cuts both ways. A judge who granted probation has some investment in it working. A judge who has already given someone a second chance responds differently to a second violation.

What matters most is preparation directed at a judge rather than a jury: documentation, a concrete plan, evidence of compliance elsewhere in the supervision term, and where relevant, treatment already underway.

The absence of a jury also means these hearings are short. Often under an hour. That compresses everything into a small window, which makes what you bring more important than what you say.