{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-reintroduces-bill-raise-pay-dc-superior-court-jurors-match-pay-federal", "Norton Reintroduces Bill to Raise Pay of D.C. Superior Court Jurors to Match Pay of Federal Jurors", "2026-03-09", "2026", "2026-03", "Democrat", "House", "DC", "Eleanor Holmes Norton", "N000147", "norton.house.gov", "norton", "https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act, which would raise the pay of D.C. Superior Court jurors to match that of federal jurors.\n\n\u201cThe District of Columbia\u2019s local courts oversee crucial matters that impact our residents and the city,\u201d Norton said. \u201cOur jurors deserve equal compensation for this important civic duty that our federal counterparts receive.\u201d\n\nNorton\u2019s introductory statement follows:\n\nStatement of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on the Introduction of the District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act\n\nMarch 9, 2026\n\nToday, I introduce the District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act, which would require D.C.\u2019s local trial court, the Superior Court, to pay jurors the same amount federal courts pay jurors. Currently, the Superior Court pays jurors the same amount federal courts pay jurors, but the Superior Court has sometimes paid less.\n\nUnder the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, Congress assumed responsibility for funding the local D.C. courts. The local D.C. courts, however, have always been under the direct control of Congress, even when they were funded by D.C. The D.C. Home Rule Act prohibits the D.C. Council from enacting any law with respect to any provision of Title 11 of the D.C. Code (relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the local D.C. courts). Under Title 11, the Board of Judges of the Superior Court sets juror pay.\n\nI urge my colleagues to support this bill.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T15:46:19Z", "2026-04-07T20:08:42Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-reintroduces-bill-raise-pay-dc-superior-court-jurors-match-pay-federal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8599520660936832, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}