MA H1603

Increases salary percentage for court clerks, registers, and recorders from 81.57% to 84.57% of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court's salary, affecting positions across Supreme Judicial Court, Appeals Court, Superior Court, Boston Municipal Court, Juvenile Court, District Court, Probate and Family Court, Land Court, and Housing Court

Raises specific judicial salaries by $20,000 each: Supreme Judicial Court justices from $232,101 to $252,101 (chief) and $226,187 to $246,187 (associates); Appeals Court justices from $219,856 to $239,856 (chief) and $213,924 to $233,924 (associates)

Increases Trial Court department salaries by $20,000: from $207,855 to $227,855, from $213,966 to $233,966, and from $220,160 to $240,160

Changes the salary calculation base for clerks from percentage of their respective department's chief justice to percentage of the Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice's salary

Effective date of July 1, 2025