Alameda County jurors’ compensation cut back to $15 a day

Alameda County jurors’ compensation cut back to $15 a day

(KRON) -- A pilot program providing Alameda County Superior Court jurors with $100 per day in compensation is being paused indefinitely. Any juror selected to serve for a trial after June 4 will only receive $15 daily, court officials said. The goal for paying jurors $100, instead of a meager $15, was to diversify jury pools. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Thomas Nixon said, "Jurors are an essential part of our judicial system, and we need …

Pilot program to increase juror pay dies with state budget cuts

Alameda County Superior Court jurors will no longer get $100 a day for their efforts thanks to state budget cuts, court officials announced Thursday. The post Pilot program to increase juror pay dies with state budget cuts appeared first on Livermore Vine.