Title 28Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73not60

§1877 Protection of Jurors

Title 28 › Part V— PROCEDURE › Chapter 121— JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY › § 1877

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal grand and petit jurors are covered by the benefits in subchapter 1 of chapter 81 of title 5, U.S. Code. Disability payments, however, do not begin until the day after the juror’s service ends. For pay, a juror is treated as receiving the monthly minimum for grade GS‑2 unless their actual government pay while on court leave is higher; if it is higher, monthly pay is set under section 8114 of title 5. “Performance of duty” includes being at court after a summons, during deliberation, when sequestered by a judge, or at a court-ordered site for a view.

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Title 28, §1877

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(a)Subject to the provisions of this section and title 5 of the United States Code, subchapter 1 of chapter 81, title 5, United States Code, applies to a Federal grand or petit juror, except that entitlement to disability compensation payments does not commence until the day after the date of termination of service as a juror.
(b)In administering this section with respect to a juror covered by this section—
(1)a juror is deemed to receive monthly pay at the minimum rate for grade GS–2 of the General Schedule unless his actual pay as a Government employee while serving on court leave is higher, in which case monthly pay is determined in accordance with section 8114 of title 5, United States Code, and
(2)performance of duty as a juror includes that time when a juror is (A) in attendance at court pursuant to a summons, (B) in deliberation, (C) sequestered by order of a judge, or (D) at a site, by order of the court, for the taking of a view.

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The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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28 U.S.C. § 1877

Title 28Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

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Apr 5, 2026

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