Madonna, 55 was due in the court on Tuesday for jury duty, but was excused after providing a valid doctor's note, reported New York Daily News.
"The music legend indicated she would be up for serving on a jury in the coming days," a source said.
The exact reason for her absence was not immediately clear, but it is said it was nothing serious.
Madonna has served on jury duty once before in California, where she lived before moving to New York.