Jurors in a high-profile Texas trial are set to receive nearly $27,000 each despite appearing for only about five days in court, according to a judge’s order reported by multiple outlets. The payments are tied to how long jurors are required to remain available for service as the case proceeds. In an order filed in Travis County District Court, Judge Karen Sage instructs the jurors to maintain impartiality for a total of 457 days while the case is halted or delayed. The compensation schedule sets $20 for the jurors’ first “day of service,” followed by $58 for each day thereafter. Because the period of required availability stretches far beyond the days the trial is actually underway, the prolonged instruction substantially increases the total amount each juror will receive. The reporting describes the payout as an outcome of the court’s direction and the length of time jurors must remain available, not as a reflection of courtroom time spent on the case.
Texas judge orders high-profile trial jurors to receive nearly $27,000 each
Jurors in a high-profile Texas trial are set to receive nearly $27,000 each despite appearing for only about five days in court, according to a judge’s order reported by multiple outlets. The payments...
- A Travis County District Court judge orders jurors to receive nearly $27,000 each.
- The order, issued by Judge Karen Sage, links payment to a total 457-day period requiring jurors to maintain impartiality.
- Jurors receive $20 for the first “day of service.”
- Jurors receive $58 for each day after the first “day of service.”
- Sources report the jurors spent about five days in court while the case was delayed.
The jurors will be payed $20 for their first “day of service” and $58 “for each day thereafter” — because the court instructed them to “maintain impartiality” for a total 457 days as the case was halted, Judge Karen Sage ruled.
5 hours agoIn an order filed in the Travis County District Court, the judge ordered that each juror would be paid $20 for their first 'day of service' and then $58 'for each day thereafter.'
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