Bill > H2265

This bill proposes to adjust the salaries of judicial officers in Massachusetts, specifically the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, and the Justices of the Trial Court, including departmental Chief Justices and the Chief Justice for Administration and Management. Effective July 1, 2009, these judicial officers will receive specific base salaries, with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court earning $186,579, Associate Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court earning $180,097, the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court earning $173,156, Associate Justices of the Massachusetts Appeals Court earning $166,653, Associate Justices of the Trial Court earning $160,000, departmental Chief Justices of the Trial Court earning $166,699, and the Chief Justice for Administration and Management earning $173,156. Furthermore, starting July 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, these salaries will be increased at the same rate as any percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers for the Northeast Region, a common measure of inflation. The bill also clarifies that these judicial officers will continue to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.