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Judiciary asks Appropriations Committee to adopt modest phased pay increases recommended by compensation commission
Summary
Judicial leaders and the Judicial Compensation Commission urged support for House Joint Resolution 6 to implement modest salary increases for judges over four years, citing Maryland’s high cost of living and comparative salary rankings that place many state judges in the bottom half nationally after adjusting for cost of living.
Representatives of the Maryland judiciary told the House Appropriations Committee that adopting the Judicial Compensation Commission’s recommendations is necessary to recruit and retain qualified judges. The commission chair summarized its statutory mandate and recommended increases that would raise each judge’s salary roughly $23,600 over four…
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