Court-Appointed Lawyers, Federal Jurors Get Pay Boost

Federal jurors will get their first pay boost in nearly 30 years and court-appointed attorneys also will make more per hour under the new spending law that went into effect last week.

“We are especially pleased that Congress recognized the critical public service provided by the citizens who serve on juries as well as the attorneys who represent defendants who can’t afford a lawyer,” James C. Duff, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, said in a statement.

The omnibus measure that funds the U.S. government for the current fiscal year that ends Sept. 30 and signed by ...