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JFAC approves judicial pay increases and new judges, including district and magistrate additions
Summary
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved judicial compensation increases and resource additions that include new district and magistrate judges and funding for court reporters and IT positions. The increases followed bills pending in the legislative process and were incorporated into the branch’s FY2026 appropriation recommendation.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on March 12 voted to fund judicial compensation adjustments and to add judicial resources across several districts, including new judgeships and magistrate positions.
What the motion did: the committee added funding for judicial compensation increases aligned with a pending statutory proposal (presented to the committee as House Bill 322 in committee discussion) that raises salaries for justices and judges (the package as framed at committee called for a 10%…
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