Maryland Judiciary | Judicial Compensation Report

Maryland Judiciary | Judicial Compensation Report

Revised 11-24-2021

Maryland Judiciary Special Committee on Judicial Compensation

The Honorable Jonathan Biran, Court of Appeals, Chair

The Honorable Mary Ellen Barbera, Chief Judge Court of Appeals (retired)

The Honorable Matthew J. Fader, Chief Judge Court of Special Appeals

The Honorable Keith A. Baynes, Chair, Conference of Circuit Court Judges

The Honorable John P. Morrissey, Chief Judge, District Court

The Honorable Angela M. Eaves

The Honorable Stacy A. Mayer

The Honorable Scott M. Carrington

Pamela Harris, State Court Administrator

Kelley O’Connor, Government Relations, Administrative Office of the Courts

Jennifer Boswell, Human Resources, Administrative Office of the Courts

Lee Robinson, Human Resources, Administrative Office of the Courts (retired)

MARYLAND JUDICIARY | SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL COMPENSATION

September 16, 2021

This report was prepared by the Maryland Judiciary as part of the briefing for the statutory Judicial Compensation Commission at their organizational meeting prior to the 2022 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly.

Statutory Provisions for the Judicial Compensation Process in Maryland

The Judicial Compensation Commission was created by statute in 1980 with the legislative purpose to ensure that the Maryland Judiciary attracts highly qualified applicants to the bench in Maryland without economic hardship to the judicial nominees (Chapter 717, Acts of 1980). The statutory provisions are codified at Maryland Code, Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article, § 1-708 (see Tab 1). The statute was amended in 2009 to provide for quadrennial review of judicial salaries by the Commission. Under the statute, the Commission prepares a report that is submitted to the Governor and the Maryland General Assembly prior to the start of the next regular session (Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article, § 1- 708). A Joint Resolution, which encompasses the Commission’s proposals, is then introduced in each house of the General Assembly by the 15th day of the session. The General Assembly may amend the Joint Resolution to decrease, but not increase, any of the Commission’s salary recommendations. Failure to amend or reject the Joint Resolution within 50 calendar days after its introduction results in the adoption of the salaries recommended by the Commission. If the General Assembly rejects any of the Commission’s recommendations, the salaries of the judges remain unchanged, unless modified under other state personnel provisions of the law.

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MARYLAND JUDICIARY | SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL COMPENSATION

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

Structure of the Maryland Judiciary ...........................................................................3 Report of the Special Committee................................................................................4 Statutory Authority...................................................................................................22 State Courts Judicial Salary Survey..........................................................................25 Federal Court Salaries ..............................................................................................30 Judicial Salaries versus Inflation .............................................................................32 National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Survey of Judicial Salaries ..................... 47 Comparative Salary >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60

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