Judicial Compensation in New York: A National Perspective, Report

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FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS, THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS (NCSC) HAS EXISTED to improve the administration of justice through leadership and service to the state courts. ESTABLISHED BY CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN E. BURGER AND THE CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1971, NCSC is the focal point of research, information, education, and direct technical assistance for the courts, and the source of many innovations that have led to significant improvements in judicial systems across the United States and around the world. AMONG ITS INITIATIVES, NCSC works with the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators in their efforts to implement their resolution in support of problem-solving courts. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006 -2007 ROBERT M. BELL Chair, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland CURTIS “HANK” BARNETTE Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC HOWARD “SKIP” CHESSHIRE Court Administrator, Cobb County Superior Court, Marietta, GA ZELDA M. DEBOYES Court Administrator, Aurora Municipal Court, Aurora, CO GEORGE S. FRAZZA Of Counsel, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY EILEEN A. KATO Judge, King County District Court, King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA DALE R. KOCH Presiding Judge, Circuit Court - Multnomah County, OR BRENDA S. LOFTIN Associate Circuit Judge, St. Louis County Circuit Court, MO HON. MARGARET H. MARSHALL Chief Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts JAMES D. GINGERICH Vice-Chair, Director, Arkansas AOC, Supreme Court of Arkansas RUBEN 0. CARREROU Court Administrator, 11 th Judicial Circuit, Miami, FL MS. STEPHANIE J. COLE Administrative Director of the Courts, Alaska Court System GERALD T. ELLIOTT Judge, Trial Court, Division 4, 10 th Judicial District of Kansas, Johnson County District Court THOMAS A. GOTTSCHALK Of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, D.C. RUFUS G. KING, III Chief Judge, Superior Court of District of Columbia JONATHAN LIPPMAN Chief Administrative Judge, New York State Unified Court System GARY L. LUMPKIN Vice-Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Oklahoma City, OK CHARLES W. MATTHEWS, JR. Vice President & General Counsel, ExxonMobil Corporation MARY MCCORMICK President, Fund for the City of New York ROBERT S. PECK President, Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C. RONALD B. ROBIE Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, CA LEE SUSKIN Court Administrator, Supreme Court of Vermont E. LEO MILONAS Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, NY CHARLES B. RENFREW Law Offices of Charles B. Renfrew RANDALL T. SHEPARD Chief Justice of Indiana, Supreme Court of Indiana JEAN HOEFER TOAL Chair-Elect, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of South Carolina MARY C. MCQUEEN President, National Center for State Courts
iii TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 I. THE STANDARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 II. JUDICIAL SALARIES: THE NEW YORK EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 III. COMPENSATION COMPARATIVELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 IV. JUDICIAL SALARIES: A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 V. CONSEQUENCES OF STAGNANT JUDICIAL SALARIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 APPENDIX A JUDICIAL SALARY LEVELS IN NEW YORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 APPENDIX B LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF JUDICIAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 APPENDIX C JUDICIAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS 1977-2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 APPENDIX D NEW YORK STATE JUDICIARY’S SALARY PROPOSAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
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