Jurors Should Get A Pay Raise

By R. D. Kelly (July 21, 2020, 6:01 PM EDT) -- Under Title 28 of the U.S. Code, Section 1871, federal jurors are paid $50 per day, or $6.25 per hour for an eight-hour day.[1] The average jury pay per day in America for state court juries is $21.96, or $2.75 per hour for an eight-hour day.[2] Some state courts pay nothing for jury duty. The most any state pays for jury duty is $50 per day....

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