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Committee recommends due‑pass on pay increase for judges to address recruitment, retention
Summary
House Bill 322, which would raise judicial salaries across Idaho’s court system, received a due‑pass recommendation from the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee. Court representatives said judicial pay lags market rates and cited declining applicant pools and judge departures; the committee approved sending the bill to the floor.
BOISE, Idaho — The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to recommend a due pass for House Bill 322, a measure that raises judicial salaries across Idaho’s courts as part of an effort to improve recruitment and retention.
Senator Todd Lakey, R‑District 23, presented the bill and asked the committee to consider the proposal as a step toward making Idaho judges’ compensation competitive with experienced attorneys in both the public and private sectors.
Jason Spellman, legal counsel at the Administrative Office of the Courts, told the committee the judiciary conducted a market study showing judicial pay in Idaho trails compensation paid to experienced attorneys and judges in…
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