They didn't need to pay any expenses whatsoever. They were the main ones who could hold vital positions. Officers in the armed force. Nobles controlled peasants. They didn't need to pay most duties and gathered tolls from individuals utilizing streets and markets. Numerous nobles and clergy lived in awesome extravagance in chateaux and castles.
Article III of the Constitution of the United States guarantees that every person accused of wrongdoing has the right to a fair trial before a competent judge and a jury of one's peers.