An Act To Tie Judicial Salaries To The Average Judicial Salaries Of Other New England States

LD 1371 requires Maine's judicial compensation commission to annually calculate the average salaries of judges and chief justices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It mandates that Maine's judicial salaries (for Chief Justices, Associate Justices, and Superior/District Court judges) must be set at 80% of that regional average, adjusted each year. This automatic adjustment mechanism directly affects all Maine state judges and justices, tying their pay to neighboring states' levels. The bill creates a specific formula for salary calculations and requires a December report detailing the average salaries from other New England states. The change would take effect at the start of the fiscal year following the report date.