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Griffin Circuit asks Upson County to back judges— move to state pay and support raises for court staff
Summary
Griffin Judicial Circuit leaders asked the Upson County Board of Commissioners to support judges— opting into a state pay plan under House Bill 85, which would reduce county supplements by $30,000 per judge, and to approve a 6.25% raise for circuit employees that would be budget-neutral when savings take effect.
Chief Judge Scott Ballard of the Griffin Judicial Circuit and Will Simmons, the circuit—s district court administrator, urged the Upson County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 28 to support a change in judicial pay and consider a corresponding raise for circuit employees.
Ballard and Simmons told the board the General Assembly enacted House Bill 85 this year to phase counties off supplementing judges— salaries. Simmons said judges in the circuit have elected to "opt in" to the new state pay schedule effective Jan. 1, 2026, a move that would lower the supplement the circuit pays for each judge by $30,000. "The objective is to roll counties off of supplementing…
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