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Panel of Maryland judges urges modest $7,500 stipend for administrative judges
Summary
Judicial leaders told the House Appropriations Committee HB 608 would authorize a $7,500 annual stipend for 37 administrative judges to compensate extra management duties, arguing the change would improve retention while excluding pension increases; the Judicial Compensation Commission recommended the stipend unanimously.
Justice Jonathan Biran, chair of the judiciary special committee on judicial compensation, told the House Appropriations Committee the group compared Maryland judicial pay with other states and the federal courts and asked the committee to issue a favorable report on House Bill 608, which would authorize annual stipends for administrative judges.
Judge Fred Hecker, administrative judge for Carroll County, said the stipend recognizes that administrative judges “manage budgets and personnel, coordinate with clerks, county governments, law enforcement, service providers, assigned judges, respond to…
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