Subcommittee approves funding increase, one full‑time post for Commission on Judicial Fitness

The Public Safety Subcommittee on May 19 approved the Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation to fund House Bill 5,013, increasing the Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability’s general fund budget and converting its executive director position from permanent part time to permanent full time.

The LFO recommended a 2025–27 general fund budget of $642,142 and one full‑time equivalent position, including $23,324 for extraordinary expenses, an increase the LFO said is roughly $215,484 (50.5%) over the 2023–25 legislatively approved budget and $248,505 (63.1%) over the current‑service‑level budget. The single major investment in the package is the executive director FTE increase, which the LFO said carries a general fund cost of $248,505.

Why it matters: the Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability investigates complaints of judicial misconduct and disability; proponents said…