HB584 Summary

• Establishes uniform state salaries for all judges effective October 1, 2021: Chief Justice $176,000, Associate Justices $175,000, Appellate Judges $174,000, Circuit Judges $140,000, and District Judges $139,000.

• Provides 7.5% salary increases at 6, 12, and 18 years of service for circuit and district judges, and at 6, 12, and 18 years of service for appellate and supreme court judges.

• Requires all judges to be licensed attorneys and to complete minimum 12 hours of approved continuing legal education annually, including 1 hour on ethics, with failure subject to Judicial Inquiry Commission discipline.

• Eliminates all county salary supplements and expense allowances for circuit and district judges, requiring compensation only from State Treasury beginning October 1, 2021.

• Updates district attorney salaries to $140,000 for newly appointed or elected officials after October 1, 2021, with 7.5% increases after each term; increases Attorney General salary to match Chief Justice salary beginning next term after October 1, 2021.