In 2002, David C. Williamson of San Antonio billed a federal court in advance of jury service for $16,800—a rate of $100 per hour for his “professional services.”
According to “Order Compelling Prospective Juror to Court—Priceless,” Texas Lawyer, Aug. 19, 2002, page 8, the invoice was the culmination of a months-long attempt to avoid serving on a jury. “Please be as prompt with payment as you were with your order,” Williamson wrote to the court in February of that year.
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