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Committee advances bill to cap statewide judges’ pay by reference to federal salaries
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced House Bill 86, which would remove fixed statutory salaries for certain statewide judges and replace them with caps tied to a U.S. district court judge salary index; the committee heard questions over potential pay swings and retention effects.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 86, a measure that would replace fixed statutory salary figures for some statewide judges with a capped amount referenced to federal judicial pay.
The bill affects statewide appellate and specialty courts: sponsors said it covers the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and the statewide business court, with the tax court to be added at a later effective date. The draft replaces specific dollar figures in O.C.G.A. code section 45-7-4 with a cap expressed as a percentage of a baseline tied to U.S. district court judges’ pay…
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