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Judicial Pay Impasse
Judge Resigns Second Department Over Wages
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Justice Joseph Covello voiced disappointment yesterday with a pay raise that "isn't a ton of money."
Citing Poor Pay, Court of Claims Judge Resigns
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Raises for Justices Mean Higher Pay for Some D.A.s
Friday, September 2, 2011
With last week's recommendation to increase judicial pay 27 percent over the next three years, many upstate and Long Island chief prosecutors are in line for a substantial raise under Judiciary Law §183-a, which links their salaries to judges'. However, district attorney salaries, unlike judicial salaries, are primarily a local expense, and the counties, already reeling over a new law that imposes a limit on property tax increases and perpetually leery of mandates that do not come with money, are alarmed.
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Despite Outcome, Lippman Says Pay 'Nightmare Is Over'
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
In a webcast address yesterday, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman told the state's judges that while the pay raises recommended by a special commission are not what he had hoped for or what he believes would be fair, "the miserable situation that we have endured for so long will shortly be a thing of the past" and jurists should never again endure a lengthy period without a raise.
Staged Raise of 27% Is Endorsed for Judges
Monday, August 29, 2011
A special pay commission voted 4-3 on Friday to gradually over the next three years raise the $136,700 salary of State Supreme Court justices to $174,000. The raise was considerably less than the immediate increase of $192,000 to $220,000 that had been supported by court administrators, judges, bar groups and others, who expressed disappointment. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, while acknowledging that some judges will be unhappy, said that the judges still are in line for "significant" pay boosts.
Final Judicial Pay Panel Meeting Set for Tomorrow
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Panelists Support Salary Increase in Open Meeting on Judicial Pay
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Judicial Pay Commission to Meet Today
Monday, August 8, 2011
Commission to Focus on Amount of Judges' Raise
Friday, July 29, 2011
Members of a special judicial compensation commission apparently are leaning toward recommending some kind of raise for 1,200 state judges—their first since Jan. 1, 1999—but have not reached a consensus yet on the size or timing of the hike. "I assume something will be done, but we have not had the discussion yet," William C. Thompson Jr., the chairman of the seven-member commission, said in an interview this week.
Panel's Chair Says Judges Made Strong Case for Raise
Friday, July 22, 2011
Cuomo Aide: Time Is Not Right to Raise Judges' Pay
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Although virtually all of the 33 speakers at yesterday's hearing advocated for an immediate and large pay raise for the state's 1,200 judges, Governor Cuomo's top budget adviser said the state cannot afford it, citing continuing budget shortfalls and the state's attempt to negotiate concessions with its other employees.
Pay Commission Head Floats Option of Incremental Raises
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Stagnant Salaries Affect Quality of the Bench, Bar Groups Say
Thursday, July 14, 2011
OCA Urges Up to 41% Pay Raise for Judges
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Urging the Special Commission on Judicial Compensation to shun "half measures," the Office of Court Administration said that the panel should recommend "an immediate and substantial" salary increase that eliminates much of the current pay shortfall in one big step. However, the comments of commission members seemed to suggest that the current economic climate could be a major sticking point in determining how much judges will receive.
Cuomo Appointments Finalize Judicial Pay Panel
Monday, June 13, 2011
News In Brief
Friday, May 13, 2011
At Law Day in Brooklyn, Talk of Budget Cuts, Lack of Pay Raise
Friday, May 6, 2011
High-Paid Non-Judicial Court Workers Set for Deferred Raises
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Court administrators are preparing to distribute four years worth of deferred raises to highly paid non-judicial employees at the same time they are scouring their budget for cuts that are expected to force hundreds of layoffs. On April 27, lump-sum payments for retroactive raises will be made to unionized workers who are making more than $115,000 a year—1,740 of about 15,200 employees.
News In Brief
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Judges Renew Pay-Raise Effort Via Lawsuit
Thursday, March 31, 2011
2009 Budget Action Obligates N.Y. to Hike Judges' Pay, Court Finds
Monday, February 14, 2011
A state judge has ruled that the state "is obligated" to pay raises to its 1,300 judges retroactive to April 1, 2009. Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Karen Murphy determined that state judges' pay, including her own, had been "duly increased" by the enactment of the 2009-2010 Judiciary budget.
