{"id":21631,"date":"2017-04-05T15:25:29","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T21:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=21631"},"modified":"2017-04-05T15:25:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T21:25:29","slug":"judicial-salary-increase-advanced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=21631","title":{"rendered":"Judicial salary increase advanced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Judges would receive a pay raise under a bill advanced from general file April 5.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB647, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, would increase by 1 percent the salary of Nebraska Supreme Court justices, effective July 1. The raise would result in an annual salary of $173,694 annually. An additional 1.5 percent raise would take effect Jan. 1, 2019, increasing the justices\u2019 salary to $176,299.<\/p>\n

Pansing Brooks said the state\u2019s judges adjudicate some of the most controversial cases impacting individuals\u2019 most basic rights. Their pay must be commensurate with the work we ask them to do, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis would ensure judges\u2019 pay is competitive in order to attract diverse and qualified candidates to work in our courts,\u201d Pansing Brooks said.<\/p>\n

The salaries of lower-court judges are tied to those of the Supreme Court justices and would increase by the same percentages.<\/p>\n

Omaha Sen. Burke Harr spoke in favor of the bill, saying it is important to remember that serving as a judge is a form of public service. He said many judges leave lucrative jobs in private law firms when they are appointed to the bench and should be compensated competitively.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is very important if we want to retain competent judges, we need to pay them market value similar to what they would make [in the private sector],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Following the adoption of a technical committee amendment, senators advanced the bill to select file on a 31-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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