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Committee sends judicial pay increase to Senate floor with due‑pass recommendation
Summary
House Bill 322 would raise judicial salaries across Idaho’s courts; the Judiciary told the committee pay lags the market and cited declining applicant pools and judges leaving the bench. The committee recommended the bill with a due‑pass motion.
Senator Todd Lakey, sponsor of House Bill 322 and a state senator from District 23, told the Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee the bill increases judicial salaries as a step toward addressing recruitment and retention problems across Idaho’s courts.
Jason Spellman, legal counsel at the Administrative Office of the Courts representing the Judicial Branch, summarized a market‑based study showing judicial compensation in Idaho trails comparable public and private sector pay and lags neighboring…
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