Information on Current Judicial Salaries in Texas
Factors to be Considered
Government Code § 35.102(b) requires the Commission to consider the following factors in recommending the proper salaries for all justices and judges of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, the courts of appeals, and the district courts:
- the skill and experience required of the particular judgeship at issue;
- the value of compensable service performed by justices and judges, as determined by reference to judicial compensation in other states and the federal government;
- the value of comparable service performed in the private sector, including private judging, arbitration, and mediation;
- the compensation of attorneys in the private sector;
- the cost of living and changes in the cost of living;
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the compensation from the state presently received by other public officials in the state, including:
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state constitutional officeholders;
Salaries of Other Individuals with Comparable Positions [pdf] -
deans, presidents, and chancellors of the public university systems;
Salaries of Public University Law School Deans, Chancellors and Presidents for FY 2010 [pdf] -
city attorneys in major metropolitan areas for which that information is readily available;
Salaries of City Attorneys in 20 Most Populous Texas Cities [pdf]
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Other salary information:
Salaries of State Exempt Positions, FY 2010-2011 [pdf]
Scheduled Exempt Position Salary Rates, FY 2010-2011
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state constitutional officeholders;
- other factors that are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in the determination of judicial compensation; and
- most importantly, the level of overall compensation adequate to attract the most highly qualified individuals in the state, from a diversity of life and professional experiences, to serve in the judiciary without unreasonable economic hardship and with judicial independence unaffected by financial concerns.
Reports and Articles on Judicial Compensation
- Study on Salaries of Legislators and the Judiciary, Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, 2004 [pdf]
- Report on Judicial Compensation in New York [pdf]
- New York's Top Judge Sues Over Judicial Pay: Article | Complaint [pdf] | Brief Opposing Judicial Pay Raise [pdf] | Appellate Court Affirms Long-Delayed Pay Hike for Judges
- Judges' Pay: A Chasm Far Worse than Realized, and Worsening [pdf]
- Are Judges Overpaid? A Skeptical Response to the Judicial Salary Debate [pdf]
- National Center for State Courts' Judicial Compensation Resource Guide
- National Center for State Courts' Judicial Salary Resource Center
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Updated: 13-Apr-2010
