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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1808 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1068
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sal N. DiDomenico
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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 for equity within the judicial branch.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 1 of 4
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1808 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1068
By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1068) of Sal N. DiDomenico
for legislation to provide for equity within the judicial branch. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 955 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act providing for equity within the judicial branch.
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 1. Notwithstanding sections 93 and 94 of chapter 221; section 6 of
2chapter211A; sections 53, 58, and 79 of chapter 218; section 35A of chapter 217; section 14 of
3chapter 185 and section 9A of chapter 185C, section 28D1/2 of chapter 278 or any other general
4or special law or by-law to the contrary, the salaries of the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court
5for the Commonwealth, the Clerk of the of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County, the
6Clerk of the Appeals Court, the Clerks in the Superior Court, the Clerks of the Boston Municipal
7Court; the Clerks in the Juvenile Department; the Clerks in the District Court Department; the
8Registers of the Probate and Family Court Department; the Recorder of the Land Court
9Department; and the Clerks of the Housing Court Department shall be 84.57 percent of the salary
10of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. 2 of 4
11 SECTION 2. Section 14 of chapter 185 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
12Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, “81.57 per cent of the chief justice
13of said department” and inserting in place thereof the following: 84.57 per cent of the Chief
14Justice of the supreme judicial court..
15 SECTION 3. Section 9A of chapter 185C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
16amended by striking out, in line 3, “81.57 per cent of the chief justice of said department” and
17inserting in place thereof the following: 84.57 per cent of the chief justice of the supreme
18Judicial Court.
19 SECTION 4. Section 22 of chapter 211 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
20amended by striking out, in line 1, the figure “$232,101” and inserting in place thereof the
21following figure:- $252,101.
22 SECTION 5. Said section 22 of said chapter 211 is hereby further amended by striking
23out, in line 2, the figure “$226,187” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-
24$246,187.
25 SECTION 6. Section 2 of chapter 211A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
26amended by striking out, in line 1, the figure “$219,856” and inserting in place thereof the
27following figure:- $239,856.
28 SECTION 7. Said section 2 of said chapter 211A is hereby further amended by striking
29out, in line 2, the figure “$213,924” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-
30$233,924. 3 of 4
31 SECTION 8. Section 6 of said chapter 211A is hereby amended by striking out, in line
3210, the following: “81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of said court” and inserting in
33place thereof the following:- 84.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of the supreme
34judicial court.
35 SECTION 9. Section 4 of chapter 211B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
36amended by striking out, in line 3, the figure “$207,855” and inserting in place thereof the
37following figure:- $227,855.
38 SECTION 10. Said section 4 of said chapter 211B is hereby further amended by striking
39out, in line 5, the figure “$213,966” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-
40$233,966.
41 SECTION 11. Said section 4 of said chapter 211B is hereby further amended by striking
42out, in line 7, the figure “$220,160” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-
43$240,160.
44 SECTION 12. Section 35A of chapter 217 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
45hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the following: “81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief
46justice of the department” and inserting in place thereof the following:- 84.57 per cent of the
47salary of the chief justice of the supreme judicial court.
48 SECTION 13. Section 53 of chapter 218 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
49amended by striking out, in line 9, the following “81.57 of the salary of the chief justice of the
50department” and inserting in place thereof the following: 84.57 per cent of the salary of the chief
51justice of the supreme judicial court. 4 of 4
52 SECTION 14. Section 58 of said chapter 218 is hereby amended by striking out, in line
5394, the following “81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of said department” and
54inserting in place thereof the following: 84.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of the
55supreme judicial court.
56 SECTION 15. Section 79 of said chapter 218 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2,
57the following: “81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of said department” and inserting
58in place thereof the following: 84.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of the supreme
59judicial court.
60 SECTION 16. Section 93 of said chapter 221 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2,
61the figure “81.57” and inserting in place thereof the following: 84.57.
62 SECTION 17. Section 94 of said chapter 221 is hereby amended by striking out, in line
6311, the figure “81.57” and inserting in place thereof the following: 84.57.
64 SECTION 18. Said section 94 of said chapter 221 is hereby further amended by striking
65out, in line 20, the following “81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of said department”
66and inserting in place thereof the following: 84.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of the
67supreme judicial court.
68 SECTION 19. This act shall be effective on of July 1, 2025.