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JFAC approves judicial pay increases, two district judges and two magistrates, plus IT resources
Summary
The committee approved salary enhancements for judges and new judgeship resources across multiple judicial districts, plus IT staff funding for court operations; the package incorporates pay changes that were advanced in a separate bill and includes additional court-reporting positions tied to new judges.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 12 approved enhancements for the judicial branch that include salary increases for judges, additional judicial positions across multiple districts, and IT staffing to support court operations.
The motion carried the judicial salary increases proposed in House Bill 322 (as presented to the committee), which provide incremental percentage raises across court levels: 10% for Supreme Court justices, 10.5% for Court of Appeals justices, 10.9% for district judges…
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