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Texas chief justice urges 30% pay raise for judges to retain talent
Summary
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock told a joint session of the Texas Legislature that lawmakers should enact a 30% increase in base judicial pay to attract and keep qualified judges, citing long-unchanged salaries and rising costs of living.
At a joint session of the Texas House and Senate in Austin, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock of the Supreme Court of Texas asked lawmakers to approve a 30% across‑the‑board increase in base pay for state judges this legislative session.
Blacklock argued higher pay is needed to recruit and retain “smart and serious and hardworking people of high integrity” for judicial offices and said the Judicial Compensation Commission has recommended a 30% raise.…
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