4.16% Pay Raise > Rexroad.com

The pay for Yolo County Supervisors is tied directly to the salary for Superior Court Judges. It is something like 35% or 40% of whatever they make.

I don't believe that elected officials should accept pay increases in the middle of their term. My salary was set when I was elected and I should stay at that pay rate unless I stand before the voters and am re-elected.

Today we got word that judges are getting a 4.16% pay raise effective in July 2007.

I take my auto allowance and all of the money from any pay raises and donate them to Woodland charities.

You can read the memo from the courts below.
Date
November 9, 2007

To
Judges of the Superior Courts

From
Ronald M. George
Chief Justice of California

Subject
Judicial Compensation Increase
Action Requested
For your Information

Deadline
N/A

Contact
Rowena Tabar
Pay and Benefits Specialist
415-865-4323 phone
rowena.tabar@jud.ca.gov

I am pleased to announce that all justices and judges will receive a 4.16 percent salary increase, effective July 1, 2007, pursuant to the provisions of Government Code section 68203. This figure reflects the average percentage salary increase for the current fiscal year for California state employees with ratified contracts and brings the annual salary rate for a judge of the superior court to $178,789. (The State Controller’s Office anticipates that this increase will be reflected in November paychecks that will issue on November 30. In addition, separate checks covering the increase for the months of July through October will be processed by December 12.)

At this time, not all bargaining units have negotiated a salary increase for the current fiscal year and not all decisions on pay adjustments have been approved for implementation (e.g., bargaining units for correctional officers and administrative law judges and state attorneys). If additional salary increases are provided later in the fiscal year, the calculation will be adjusted and your salary will be increased accordingly. We will advise you as soon as these issues are resolved.

Last year, I indicated that the Judicial Council had set a goal of increasing superior court judges’ salaries to approximately $175,000 by the beginning of the next fiscal year (July 1, 2007). Following the 8.5 percent increase from January 1, 2007, and with this latest augmentation,
I am pleased that this goal has been realized.

I appreciate the leadership of Administrative Director of the Courts William Vickrey and his staff in working cooperatively with the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA), to ensure that this adjustment has been made as soon as possible following the conclusion of the majority of this year’s state employee contract negotiations. DPA has been a great partner in this process. I also wish to acknowledge the leadership and support of representatives of the Judicial Council, the members of the council’s Judicial Pay and Benefits Working Group, and the assistance of Michael Belote, California Judges Association legislative advocate.

This increase represents another positive step toward ensuring adequate and appropriate compensation for California’s judiciary so that we may continue to maintain a stellar bench to serve those seeking justice in our courts. The Judicial Council will continue its efforts to ensure that judicial compensation and retirement plans are fair and competitive, and we will, once again, be addressing judicial compensation and proposed judicial retirement system changes with the Legislature when it reconvenes in January 2008.

Thank you for your continuing commitment to our judiciary and for your dedicated service to the people of California.

RMG/tc
cc:            Members of the Judicial Council
            William C. Vickrey, Administrative Director of the Courts
            Ronald G. Overholt, AOC Chief Deputy Director
            Ernesto V. Fuentes, Director, AOC Human Resources Division
            Executive Officers of the Superior Courts

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