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Orphans' Court judges ask Wicomico Council for pay increase; council agrees to support $16,000 with staff recommendation
Summary
Orphans' Court judges told the council their workload has become nearly full-time and requested a raise to $20,800; after discussion of staff support, county comparisons and optics, the council reached consensus to support an increase to $16,000 and urged judges to secure staff to reduce workload.
Judges of the Wicomico County Orphans' Court asked the County Council on Feb. 3 for a substantial salary increase, arguing that the role has become nearly a full-time responsibility.
Chief Judge Melissa Bright and colleagues said the job "has changed incredibly even in the last 4 years" and that the three judges routinely stay late and perform extensive legal research and continuing education. Bright said their…
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