A new pilot program will pay individuals who serve on juries in Pierce County $100 a day and reimburse them for their mileage to the courthouse.

Pierce County jurors will now get paid $100 per day to participate at the County-City building as the county tries a new pilot program.

Pierce County has launched a pilot program to pay jury members $100 per day of service plus mileage reimbursement. The pay increase replaces the $10 traditionally paid to jurors in Pierce County. The goal is to measure whether higher juror pay reduces barriers to jury participation and,

A pilot program, which began Oct. 14, has increased juror pay in Pierce County tenfold with the goal of creating more diverse juries.