Amendment #731 to H3400

Judicial Pay Increase

Ms. Story of Amherst moves to amend the bill by inserting the following three sections:-

SECTION __  Section 22 of Chapter 211 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court shall receive a salary of $186,579.00; and each Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court shall receive a salary of $180,097.00, all effective July 1, 2013; and such compensation shall be increased at the same rate of increase, if any, as the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers for the Northeast Region commencing the first day in July of the year 2014, and every year thereafter, and the Chief Justice and Associate Justices shall annually receive from the Commonwealth upon the certificate of the Chief Justice the amount of expenses incurred by each of them in the discharge of their duties.

SECTION __  Section 2 of Chapter 211A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:  The Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court shall receive a salary of $173,156.00; and each Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court shall receive a salary of $166,653.00, all effective July 1, 2013; and such compensation shall be increased at the same rate of increase, if any, as the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers for the Northeast Region commencing the first day in July of the year 2014, and every year thereafter; and the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices shall annually receive from the Commonwealth upon the certificate of the Chief Justice the amount of expenses incurred by each of them in the discharge of their duties.

SECTION __  Section 4 of Chapter 211B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first three paragraphs and inserting in place thereof the following four paragraphs:

The salaries of the Justices of the Trial Court shall be paid by the Commonwealth.  Each Associate Justice shall receive a salary of $160,000.00.

The Chief Justice of the several Departments of the Trial Court shall receive a salary of $166,699.00.

The Chief Justice of the Trial Court shall receive a salary of $173,156.00.

The foregoing salaries, all effective July 1, 2013, shall be increased at the same rate of increase, if any, as the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers for the Northeast Region commencing the first day in July of the year 2014, and every year thereafter.