Legislature Scoffs At SOCC’s Recommendation For Increased Judicial Pay

The State Officers Compensation Commission (SOCC), granted authority under the State Constitution to set salary levels for state elected officials, released a report this week recommending a 3-percent increase in both 2013 and 2014 for Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court. Justices currently make $164,610 annually.

Because judges’ salaries at the circuit, district, probate, and appellate level are all set based on the salaries of Supreme Court Justices, they would all stand to receive a pay increase. Immediate reactions by the Legislature, which must approve the recommendations, and by the Justices themselves point towards the raises not becoming a reality.

Since the Senate acted first on the SOCC recommendations in 2009, the House will act first this year – and House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) has already indicated that the timing is poor and the House could not support such a recommendation.

The SOCC recommended no change in the salaries for the Governor, Lt. Governor and the 148 state legislators.

posted by PAA Online , Friday, June 10, 2011 11:09 AM
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