PRINTER'S NO. 2566
No. 2002 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY BERSON, MANDERINO, WOJDAK, IRVIS, PRENDERGAST, CAPUTO, RYAN, BEREN, GLEASON, WHITTLESEY, BUTERA, W. D. HUTCHINSON, FISHER, POLITE, FAWCETT, SPENCER, HEPFORD, FINEMAN, SCHEAFFER AND WAGNER, NOVEMBER 25, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 26, 1975
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (P.L.1959, No.657), entitled, 2 as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and compensation of 3 the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court, the 4 President Judge and judges of the Superior Court, the judges 5 of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the orphans' 6 courts, the judges of the County Court of Philadelphia and 7 the judges of the County Court and Juvenile Court of 8 Allegheny County, certain associate judges not learned in the 9 law, certain state officers, and the salary and expenses of 10 the members of the General Assembly, and repealing certain 11 inconsistent acts," further providing for the salaries of 12 justices and judges of the various courts. 13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 14 hereby enacts as follows: 15 Section 1. Sections 2 and 3, act of June 1, 1956 (P.L.1959, 16 No.657), entitled, as amended, "An act fixing the salaries and 17 compensation of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme 18 Court, the President Judge and judges of the Superior Court, the 19 judges of the courts of common pleas, the judges of the orphans' 20 courts, the judges of the County Court of Philadelphia and the 21 judges of the County Court and Juvenile Court of Allegheny 22 County, certain associate judges not learned in the law, certain
1 state officers, and the salary and expenses of the members of 2 the General Assembly, and repealing certain inconsistent acts," 3 amended January 26, 1966 (1965 P.L.1602, No.565) and by the 4 November 1972 report of the Commonwealth Compensation 5 Commission, are amended to read: 6 Section 2. The annual salary of the Chief Justice of the 7 Supreme Court shall be [$52,500] $57,500, and the annual salary 8 of each of the associate judges of the Supreme Court shall be 9 [$50,000] $55,000. 10 Section 3. The annual salary of the President Judge of the 11 Superior Court shall be [$49,500] $54,500 and the annual salary 12 of each of the associate judges of the Superior Court shall be 13 [$48,000] $53,000. 14 Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read: 15 Section 3.1. The annual salary of the President Judge of the 16 Commonwealth Court shall be [$49,500] $54,500. The annual salary 17 of each of the associate judges of the Commonwealth Court shall 18 be [$48,000] $53,000. 19 Section 3. Section 4 of the act, amended January 26, 1966 20 (1965 P.L.1602, No.565) and by the November 1972 report of the 21 Commonwealth Compensation Commission is amended to read: 22 Section 4. (a) The annual salary of a president judge of a 23 court of common pleas shall be fixed in accordance with the 24 following schedule: 25 (1) Allegheny County....................[$42,000] $47,000 26 (2) Philadelphia........................[ 42,500] 47,500 27 (3) Dauphin County......................[ 41,000] 46,000 28 (4) Judicial Districts having six more 29 judges and a population in excess 30 of one hundred fifty thousand.......[ 41,000] 46,000 19750H2002B2566 - 2 -
1 (5) Judicial Districts having three to 2 five judges.........................[ 40,500] 45,500 3 (6) Judicial Districts having one or two 4 judges..............................[ 40,000] 45,000 5 (7) Administrative Judges of the Divisions 6 of Common Pleas Court: 7 (i) Philadelphia, divisions of six 8 or more judges.................[ 41,000] 46,000 9 (ii) Philadelphia, divisions of 10 five or less judges............[ 40,500] 45,500 11 (8) President Judges of Divisions of 12 Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County: 13 (i) Divisions of six or more 14 judges.........................[ 41,000] 46,000 15 (ii) Divisions of five or less 16 judges.........................[ 40,500] 45,500 17 (b) The associate judges of the courts of common pleas shall 18 be paid an annual salary of [$40,000] $45,000. 19 Section 4. The act is amended by adding sections to read: 20 Section 4.1. The President Judge of the Philadelphia 21 Municipal Court shall receive an annual salary of forty-one 22 thousand five hundred dollars ($41,500). The annual salary of 23 associate judges of the Philadelphia Municipal Court shall be 24 forty thousand dollars ($40,000) for members of the bar and 25 twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) for judges who are not 26 members of the bar. 27 Section 4.2. The annual salary of the President Judge of the 28 Philadelphia Traffic Court shall be twenty-two thousand dollars 29 ($22,000). The annual salary of associate judges of the 30 Philadelphia Traffic Court shall be twenty-one thousand dollars 19750H2002B2566 - 3 -
1 ($21,000).
2 Section 5. Sections 5, 7, 8 and 9 of the act are repealed.
3 Section 6. This act shall take effect January 1, 1976.
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