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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 988
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 4386
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING JU DICIAL COMPENSATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 51-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
(a) The judges of the Superior Court, judges of the Appellate Court 3
and judges of the Supreme Court shall receive annually salaries as 4
follows: 5
[(1) On and after July 1, 2014, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 6
Court, one hundred ninety-four thousand seven hundred fifty-seven 7
dollars; (B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme 8
Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court, one hundred eighty-seven 9
thousand one hundred forty-eight dollars; (C) each associate judge of 10
the Supreme Court, one hundred eighty thousand two hundred four 11
dollars; (D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, one hundred 12
seventy-eight thousand two hundred ten dollars; (E) each judge of the 13
Appellate Court, one hundred sixty-nine thousand two hundred forty-14
five dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the 15 Raised Bill No. 988
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Superior Court, one hundred sixty-six thousand one hundred fifty-eight 16
dollars; (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred sixty-two 17
thousand seven hundred fifty-one dollars. 18
(2) On and after July 1, 2015, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 19
Court, two hundred thousand five hundred ninety-nine dollars; (B) the 20
Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme Court, Appellate 21
Court or Superior Court, one hundred ninety-two thousand seven 22
hundred sixty-three dollars; (C) each associate judge of the Supreme 23
Court, one hundred eighty-five thousand six hundred ten dollars; (D) 24
the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, one hundred eighty-three 25
thousand five hundred fifty-six dollars; (E) each judge of the Appellate 26
Court, one hundred seventy-four thousand three hundred twenty-three 27
dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the 28
Superior Court, one hundred seventy-one thousand one hundred forty-29
three dollars; (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred sixty-30
seven thousand six hundred thirty-four dollars. 31
(3) On and after July 1, 2017, and prior to October 31, 2017, (A) the 32
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, two hundred six thousand six 33
hundred seventeen dollars; (B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge 34
of the Supreme Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court, one hundred 35
ninety-eight thousand five hundred forty-five dollars; (C) each associate 36
judge of the Supreme Court, one hundred ninety-one thousand one 37
hundred seventy-eight dollars; (D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate 38
Court, one hundred eighty-nine thousand sixty-three dollars; (E) each 39
judge of the Appellate Court, one hundred seventy-nine thousand five 40
hundred fifty-two dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if 41
a judge of the Superior Court, one hundred seventy-six thousand two 42
hundred seventy-seven dollars; (G) each judge of the Superior Court, 43
one hundred seventy-two thousand six hundred sixty-three dollars. 44
(4) On and after October 31, 2017, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 45
Court, two hundred thousand five hundred ninety-nine dollars; (B) the 46
Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme Court, Appellate 47
Court or Superior Court, one hundred ninety-two thousand seven 48 Raised Bill No. 988
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hundred sixty-three dollars; (C) each associate judge of the Supreme 49
Court, one hundred eighty-five thousand six hundred ten dollars; (D) 50
the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, one hundred eighty-three 51
thousand five hundred fifty-six dollars; (E) each judge of the Appellate 52
Court, one hundred seventy-four thousand three hundred twenty-three 53
dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the 54
Superior Court, one hundred seventy-one thousand one hundred forty-55
three dollars; (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred sixty-56
seven thousand six hundred thirty-four dollars.] 57
[(5)] (1) On and after July 1, 2019, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 58
Court, two hundred six thousand six hundred seventeen dollars; (B) the 59
Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme Court, Appellate 60
Court or Superior Court, one hundred ninety-eight thousand five 61
hundred forty-five dollars; (C) each associate judge of the Supreme 62
Court, one hundred ninety-one thousand one hundred seventy-eight 63
dollars; (D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, one hundred eighty-64
nine thousand sixty-three dollars; (E) each judge of the Appellate Court, 65
one hundred seventy-nine thousand five hundred fifty-two dollars; (F) 66
the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Superior Court, 67
one hundred seventy-six thousand two hundred seventy-seven dollars; 68
(G) each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred seventy-two 69
thousand six hundred sixty-three dollars. 70
(2) On and after July 1, 2021, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 71
Court, two hundred fifteen thousand nine hundred fifteen dollars; (B) 72
the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme Court, 73
Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred seven thousand four 74
hundred eighty dollars; (C) each associate judge of the Supreme Court, 75
one hundred ninety-nine thousand seven hundred eighty-one dollars; 76
(D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, one hundred ninety-seven 77
thousand five hundred seventy-one dollars; (E) each judge of the 78
Appellate Court, one hundred eighty-seven thousand six hundred 79
sixty-three dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge 80
of the Superior Court, one hundred eighty-four thousand two hundred 81 Raised Bill No. 988
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nine dollars; (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred eighty 82
thousand four hundred sixty dollars. 83
(3) On July 1, 2022, and on July first of 2023 and 2024, the chief justice 84
and each judge and administrator receiving a salary pursuant to this 85
subsection shall be entitled, in addition to the salary to which the chief 86
justice and each judge and administrator was entitled to as of the July 87
first immediately preceding, to an annual cost of living allowance which 88
reflects the increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 89
Consumers for the previous twelve-month period, provided such cost 90
of living allowance shall be not less than two and one-half per cent. 91
[(b) (1) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 92
subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2014, a judge 93
designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 94
receive one thousand one hundred nine dollars in annual salary, each 95
Superior Court judge designated as the administrative judge of a 96
judicial district shall receive one thousand one hundred nine dollars in 97
annual salary and each Superior Court judge designated as the chief 98
administrative judge for facilities, administrative appeals, judicial 99
marshal service or judge trial referees or for the Family, Juvenile, 100
Criminal or Civil Division of the Superior Court shall receive one 101
thousand one hundred nine dollars in annual salary. 102
(2) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 103
subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2015, a judge 104
designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 105
receive one thousand one hundred forty-two dollars in additional 106
compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 107
administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand one 108
hundred forty-two dollars in additional compensation and each 109
Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 110
facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 111
referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 112
Superior Court shall receive one thousand one hundred forty-two 113
dollars in additional compensation. 114 Raised Bill No. 988
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(3) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 115
subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2017, and prior to 116
October 31, 2017, a judge designated as the administrative judge of the 117
appellate system shall receive one thousand one hundred seventy-seven 118
dollars in additional compensation, each Superior Court judge 119
designated as the administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive 120
one thousand one hundred seventy-seven dollars in additional 121
compensation and each Superior Court judge designated as the chief 122
administrative judge for facilities, administrative appeals, judicial 123
marshal service or judge trial referees or for the Family, Juvenile, 124
Criminal or Civil Division of the Superior Court shall receive one 125
thousand one hundred seventy -seven dollars in additional 126
compensation. 127
(4) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 128
subsection (a) of this section, on and after October 31, 2017, a judge 129
designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 130
receive one thousand one hundred forty-two dollars in additional 131
compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 132
administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand one 133
hundred forty-two dollars in additional compensation and each 134
Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 135
facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 136
referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 137
Superior Court shall receive one thousand one hundred forty-two 138
dollars in additional compensation.] 139
[(5)] (b) (1) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive 140
under subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2019, a judge 141
designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 142
receive one thousand one hundred seventy-seven dollars in additional 143
compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 144
administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand one 145
hundred seventy-seven dollars in additional compensation and each 146
Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 147 Raised Bill No. 988
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facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 148
referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 149
Superior Court shall receive one thousand one hundred seventy-seven 150
dollars in additional compensation. 151
(2) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 152
subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2021, a judge 153
designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 154
receive one thousand two hundred thirty dollars in additional 155
compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 156
administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand two 157
hundred thirty dollars in additional compensation and each Superior 158
Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for facilities, 159
administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial referees or 160
for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the Superior Court 161
shall receive one thousand two hundred thirty dollars in additional 162
compensation. 163
(3) On July 1, 2022, and on July first of 2023 and 2024, each judge 164
designated as an administrative judge and receiving additional 165
compensation pursuant to this subsection shall be entitled, in addition 166
to the additional compensation such judge was entitled to as of the July 167
first immediately preceding, to an annual cost of living allowance which 168
reflects the increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 169
Consumers for the previous twelve-month period, provided such cost 170
of living allowance shall be not less than two and one-half per cent. 171
(c) Each such judge shall be an elector and a resident of this state, 172
shall be a member of the bar of the state of Connecticut and shall not 173
engage in private practice, nor on or after July 1, 1985, be a member of 174
any board of directors or of any advisory board of any state bank and 175
trust company, state bank or savings and loan association, national 176
banking association or federal savings bank or savings and loan 177
association. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a senior judge 178
from participating in any alternative dispute resolution program 179
approved by STA-FED ADR, Inc. 180 Raised Bill No. 988
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(d) Each such judge, excluding any senior judge, who has completed 181
not less than ten years of service as a judge of either the Supreme Court, 182
the Appellate Court, or the Superior Court, or of any combination of 183
such courts, or of the Court of Common Pleas, the Juvenile Court or the 184
Circuit Court, or other state service or service as an elected officer of the 185
state, or any combination of such service, shall receive semiannual 186
longevity payments based on service as a judge of any or all of such six 187
courts, or other state service or service as an elected officer of the state, 188
or any combination of such service, completed as of the first day of July 189
and the first day of January of each year, as follows: 190
(1) A judge who has completed ten or more years but less than fifteen 191
years of service shall receive one-quarter of three per cent of the annual 192
salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 193
(2) A judge who has completed fifteen or more years but less than 194
twenty years of service shall receive one-half of three per cent of the 195
annual salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 196
(3) A judge who has completed twenty or more years but less than 197
twenty-five years of service shall receive three-quarters of three per cent 198
of the annual salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 199
(4) A judge who has completed twenty-five or more years of service 200
shall receive three per cent of the annual salary payable under 201
subsection (a) of this section. 202
Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 52-434 of the general statutes is 203
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 204
passage): 205
(f) (1) Each judge trial referee shall receive, for acting as a referee or 206
as a single auditor or committee of any court or for performing duties 207
assigned by the Chief Court Administrator with the approval of the 208
Chief Justice, for each day the judge trial referee is so engaged, in 209
addition to the retirement salary: [(1) (A) On and after July 1, 2014, the 210
sum of two hundred forty-four dollars, (B) on and after July 1, 2015, the 211 Raised Bill No. 988
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sum of two hundred fifty-one dollars, (C) on and after July 1, 2017, and 212
prior to October 31, 2017, the sum of two hundred fifty-nine dollars, (D) 213
on and after October 31, 2017, the sum of two hundred fifty-one dollars, 214
and (E) on] (A) (i) On and after July 1, 2019, the sum of two hundred 215
fifty-nine dollars, [;] and (ii) on and after July 1, 2021, the sum of two 216
hundred seventy-one dollars; and [(2)] (B) expenses, including mileage. 217
Such amounts shall be taxed by the court making the reference in the 218
same manner as other court expenses. 219
(2) On July 1, 2022, and on July first of 2023 and 2024, each judge trial 220
referee, for acting as a referee or as a single auditor or committee of any 221
court or for performing duties assigned by the Chief Court 222
Administrator with the approval of the Chief Justice, shall be entitled, 223
in addition to the sum such judge trial referee was eligible to receive for 224
each day so engaged as of the July first immediately preceding, to an 225
annual cost of living allowance which reflects the increase, if any, in the 226
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the previous 227
twelve-month period, provided such cost of living allowance shall be 228
not less than two and one-half per cent. 229
Sec. 3. Subsection (h) of section 46b-231 of the general statutes is 230
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 231
passage): 232
[(h) (1) On and after July 1, 2014, the Chief Family Support Magistrate 233
shall receive a salary of one hundred forty-one thousand six hundred 234
eighty-six dollars, and other family support magistrates shall receive an 235
annual salary of one hundred thirty-four thousand eight hundred forty-236
eight dollars. 237
(2) On and after July 1, 2015, the Chief Family Support Magistrate 238
shall receive a salary of one hundred forty-five thousand nine hundred 239
thirty-six dollars, and other family support magistrates shall receive an 240
annual salary of one hundred thirty-eight thousand eight hundred 241
ninety-three dollars. 242 Raised Bill No. 988
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(3) On and after July 1, 2017, and prior to October 31, 2017, the Chief 243
Family Support Magistrate shall receive a salary of one hundred fifty 244
thousand three hundred fourteen dollars, and other family support 245
magistrates shall receive an annual salary of one hundred forty-three 246
thousand sixty dollars. 247
(4) On and after October 31, 2017, the Chief Family Support 248
Magistrate shall receive a salary of one hundred forty-five thousand 249
nine hundred thirty-six dollars, and other family support magistrates 250
shall receive an annual salary of one hundred thirty-eight thousand 251
eight hundred ninety-three dollars.] 252
[(5)] (h) (1) On and after July 1, 2019, the Chief Family Support 253
Magistrate shall receive a salary of one hundred fifty thousand three 254
hundred fourteen dollars, and other family support magistrates shall 255
receive an annual salary of one hundred forty-three thousand sixty 256
dollars. 257
(2) On and after July 1, 2021, the Chief Family Support Magistrate 258
shall receive a salary of one hundred fifty-seven thousand seventy-eight 259
dollars, and other family support magistrates shall receive an annual 260
salary of one hundred forty-nine thousand four hundred ninety-eight 261
dollars. 262
(3) On July 1, 2022, and on July first of 2023 and 2024, the Chief Family 263
Support Magistrate and each other family support magistrate receiving 264
a salary pursuant to this subsection shall be entitled, in addition to the 265
salary to which the chief family support magistrate and other family 266
support magistrate was entitled to as of the July first immediately 267
preceding, to an annual cost of living allowance which reflects the 268
increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 269
for the previous twelve-month period, provided such cost of living 270
allowance shall be not less than two and one-half per cent. 271
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 46b-236 of the general statutes is 272
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 273 Raised Bill No. 988
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passage): 274
[(b) (1) On and after July 1, 2014, each family support referee shall 275
receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 276
retirement salary, the sum of two hundred eleven dollars and expenses, 277
including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so engaged. 278
(2) On and after July 1, 2015, each family support referee shall receive, 279
for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the retirement 280
salary, the sum of two hundred seventeen dollars and expenses, 281
including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so engaged. 282
(3) On and after July 1, 2017, and prior to October 31, 2017, each 283
family support referee shall receive, for acting as a family support 284
referee, in addition to the retirement salary, the sum of two hundred 285
twenty-three dollars and expenses, including mileage, for each day a 286
family support referee is so engaged. 287
(4) On and after October 31, 2017, each family support referee shall 288
receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 289
retirement salary, the sum of two hundred seventeen dollars and 290
expenses, including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so 291
engaged.] 292
[(5)] (b) (1) On and after July 1, 2019, each family support referee shall 293
receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 294
retirement salary, the sum of two hundred twenty-three dollars and 295
expenses, including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so 296
engaged. 297
(2) On and after July 1, 2021, each family support referee shall receive, 298
for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the retirement 299
salary, the sum of two hundred thirty-three dollars and expenses, 300
including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so engaged. 301
(3) On July 1, 2022, and on July first of 2023 and 2024, each family 302
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support referee was entitled to receive for each day engaged as a family 304
support referee as of the July first immediately preceding, to an annual 305
cost of living allowance which reflects the increase, if any, in the 306
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the previous 307
twelve-month period, provided such cost of living allowance shall be 308
not less than two and one-half per cent. 309
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 51-47
Sec. 2 from passage 52-434(f)
Sec. 3 from passage 46b-231(h)
Sec. 4 from passage 46b-236(b)
JUD Joint Favorable