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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Ind. Courts - Daniels to sign judicial pay raise bill
"Daniels to sign judicial pay raise bill" is the headline to a story today by Michele McNeil in the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:
After eight years without a pay raise, Indiana's judges and prosecutors are a signature away from getting hefty salary increases courtesy of criminals and others who use the state's court system.Legislation on its way to Gov. Mitch Daniels would create a new court fee to pay the $14 million cost of the raises, which are deemed critical to keeping good lawyers working in the public sector. Daniels plans to sign it, a spokeswoman said.
The raises range from 16 percent for Supreme Court justices to 23 percent for trial court judges, prosecutors and deputy prosecutors. That equates to pay raises up to $20,500.
Members of the state's high court will see their salaries increase July 1 to $133,600 from $115,000; appeals court judges will go to $129,800 from $110,000; and trial judges and prosecutors will go to $110,500 from $90,000. * * *
The legislation also protects judges and prosecutors from another lull in pay raises by tying future increases to those granted to state employees in similar salary brackets.
The Senate approved Senate Bill 363 by a 42-4 vote Monday; the House voted 75-17.
The cost of the raises would be born by users of the court system. A new $15 fee would be imposed on most people convicted of crimes and on any filing in civil or probate court under House Bill 1113, which already has advanced to the governor's office. A filing in small claims court will require a new $10 fee.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 26, 2005 08:53 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts