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Governor rejects pay raise for Oklahoma judges
May 31, 2012
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has signed a resolution rejecting a proposed pay raise for judges, district attorneys, and other statewide judicial officials.[1]
Last October, the Oklahoma Board of Judicial Compensation recommended a 6 percent cost of living increase for Oklahoma judges by a 4-0 vote.[2] However, state lawmakers argued that it was the wrong time time to raise judicial pay, given the fact that the state is still slowly emerging from a recession.[3] The Oklahoma legislature overwhelmingly passed House Joint Resolution 1093, which rejected the Board of Judicial Compensation's recommendation for pay raises. Judge Fallin has signed the resolution, which will save the state almost $3 million per year in increased judicial salaries.[1]
Judges in Oklahoma received their last pay raises four years ago. The state's district judge salaries currently rank 35th in the country, while the salaries of the state's Supreme Court justices rank 32nd nationally. The Board of Judicial Compensation will not be able to consider another pay raise for members of the judiciary until at least 2013, and any raise agreed upon at that time will not go into effect until at least 2014.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NewsOK, "Governor rejects 6 percent pay raise for judges, statewide elected officials," May 2, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma Board of Judicial Compensation votes for 6 percent increase in judicial salaries
- ↑ Times Record News, "Fallin inks bill to stop raises for Okla. judges," May 2, 2012 (dead link)
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