NCJ Number
73092
Journal
Survey of Judicial Salaries Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Dated: (July 1980) Pages: complete issue
Editor(s)
C McMurran
Date Published
1980
Length
18 pages
Annotation
Salary information for judges serving in State courts is presented in tabular form for all jurisdictions of the United States, as prepared by the National Center for State Courts.
Abstract
This survey of judicial salaries lists salary figures as of July 31, 1980. Bold face figures in the salary charts for the tables entitled 'Courts of Appellate and General Jurisdictions and State Court Administrators' and 'Courts of Special and Limited Jurisdiction' indicate changes since April 30, 1980. The 'Judicial Salaries in Appellate and Trial Courts' table lists the date of the last salary change for highest, intermediate appellate, and general trial court judges for each State court system. This table, like the 'Rank Order of Judicial Salaries' table, utilizes salaries paid to associate justices for the highest court and intermediate appellate courts. The general trial court salaries refer to the salary paid by the State, without supplements. Salaries including local supplements are indicated in parentheses, as are salary ranges. In addition, information regarding salaries scheduled to take effect in the near future and pending legislation that could affect judicial salaries is appended, along with information on States that provide for 'floating' judicial salaries based on the consumer price index. Data were obtained from each State's office of court administration. In order, States paying the highest salaries for judges serving on the general trial courts are Alaska, New York, California, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Virginia. Extensive tables provide the bulk of the document. A list of the council of State court representatives is included. (Author abstract modified)