Pursuant to Government Code § 61.001 (b), set the juror pay at $8 for each day or fraction of a day while a person is in attendance in Court as a prospective juror but not selected, and $40 for each day or fraction of a day if selected for jury duty and sworn in to sit on a jury panel during FY2023.

Prospective jurors are to retain their juror badge to be relinquished to the County parking attendant in order to receive free parking.  Jurors selected will have their juror badges collected by the corresponding court bailiff and will be responsible for payment of their daily parking. As per Texas Local Government Code, Section 61.001 (b) during the preparing and approving of the annual budget the Commissioners Court shall determine the daily amount of reimbursement for a person who reports for jury service.

The goal of the court is to grow the partial day amount when not selected for the Jury from $6 to $10 by $1 per year over the span of four years.  In FY 2020, the court increased this amount by $1, from $6 to $7.  It is being recommended that this annual fee increase be resumed and be increased from $7 to $8.

The recommendation is for Commissioners Court to approve and authorize to increase the suggested juror pay from $7 to $8 and maintain the free parking for jurors during FY 2023 pursuant to Government Code § 61.001 (b).

•  June 17, 2021 – Item #11
•  July 6, 2020 – Item #23

•  September 9. 2019 – Item #25
•  September 17, 2018 – Item #28
•  September 25, 2017 – Item #9