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Little Rock judges ask city to reallocate judge-salary savings to raise court staff pay, fund new courthouse planning
Summary
Judges and court administrators told the City Board the 2025 state change making judges state employees freed city funds previously used for judicial pay and asked that money be redirected to increase long-underpaid court staff salaries and to advance planning for a new consolidated court facility.
Judges and court administrators asked the City Board on Tuesday to use funds the city no longer pays for judges’ salaries to raise pay for longtime court employees and to support planning for a new court building. The request followed passage of state legislation that shifted judges’ salaries from municipal to state responsibility. Why it matters: court staff said low pay hampers retention and certification completion, increasing turnover and delaying case processing. The three municipal court divisions—criminal, traffic and environmental/small claims—said those operational impacts affect public safety and court efficiency. Third Division court administrator Amy…
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