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Judiciary asks for pay-plan funding and expungement/redaction software after marijuana initiative; appellate courts report compensation gap
Summary
Court leaders asked for constitutionally required judicial salary adjustments, highlighted a multiyear gap for appellate judges and requested ongoing funds for software and redaction tied to the marijuana expungement initiative; the governor recommended some pay items but not the full gap restoration.
Missouri judicial leaders told the House Budget Committee that judicial pay is a constitutional mandate and asked for funding to cover cost-of-living adjustments and a multi-year gap affecting appellate judges.
Betsy Ledgerwood said "judicial salaries are tied to their federal counterparts" and noted the judiciary requested the federal increase (1.7%) for FY26. Ledgerwood also…
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