1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1650 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1842
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
David Paul Linsky
_________________
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing a stipend for first justices and regional administrative justices.
_______________
PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1650 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1842
By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1842) of David
Paul Linsky relative to first justice and regional administrative justice stipends. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1624 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
_______________
An Act providing a stipend for first justices and regional administrative justices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 4 of chapter 211B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
2inserting after the fifth paragraph the following paragraph: -
3
4 "Justices serving as a first justice and justices serving as a regional administrative justice,
5which titles shall not be deemed a judicial office as comprehended under the provisions of
6Article 1 of Chapter 111 of Part the Second of the Constitution, shall annually receive from the
7Commonwealth, in addition to the salary hereinbefore provided, an amount of $2,500."