I guess I see this differently. I know that universities don't pay as much as you'd think. In addition, I don't believe AL made tons of money on her book. I've known many people who have written books in academia, a very few of them make all that much because they don't appeal to the masses. Has anyone seen her book on the NY Times Bestseller List?
I really do think she can't afford to pay her expenses for the case. Remember, the trial itself will last about two months. How can she afford hotel, meals, airfare, etc.?
However, I do think she is happy to be out of that hot mess. I agree that she would face an uphill battle. In the other states where she has tried cases, it only took ONE juror to nix the death penalty. In Florida, the jury's role is advisory and it only takes a majority (I think 6-6 works, too, but I could be wrong). That would mean convincing SEVEN jurors, not the one that she is used to.
Had Strickland still been on the case, there would have been a good chance that he would not have agreed even with a majority vote. Belvin Perry is a different judge who has dished out the death penalty... even against a woman.
As for Jeanene, the mitigation specialist, I expect to see her all the way through the case. The judge approved her expenses. While she came in along with Lyon, she is independent of her.
I was abale to find the DePaul Average Salary for reference:
DePaul Faculty
DePaul has a tenure system for faculty.
Tenure Status of Faculty (2008-2009):
Full-Time Faculty Level Men Women
Tenured 298 194
Non-tenured, but on tenure track 97 127
Non-tenured and not on tenure track 98 85
Salaries for full-time faculty:
Full-Time Faculty (2008-2009):
Full-Time Faculty Level Contract Length Number Men Avg Salary Men Number Women Avg Salary Women
Professor calendar year 8 $186,134 5 $129,325
Associate professor calendar year 8 $91,351 14 $99,592
Assistant professor calendar year 1 * 9 $79,224
Instructor calendar year 2 * 1 *
All faculty total calendar year 19 $126,619 29 $96,931
*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.
Full-Time Faculty (2008-2009):
Full-Time Faculty Level Contract Length Number Men Avg Salary Men Number Women Avg Salary Women
Professor academic year 121 $123,004 67 $108,323
Associate professor academic year 174 $88,957 121 $80,560
Assistant professor academic year 130 $67,638 141 $63,428
Instructor academic year 49 $68,748 48 $58,108
All faculty total academic year 474 $89,712 377 $76,228
*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.
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