BREAKING NEWS
No raises for Okla. judges, elected officials
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Posted: 02/22/2012
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- It appears unlikely that Oklahoma judges, district attorneys or statewide elected officials will be getting a pay raise any time soon.
A resolution disapproving a proposed 6 percent pay raise for Oklahoma judges easily cleared the Oklahoma House on Wednesday on an 87-1 vote. The measure now heads to the Senate, where it is expected to pass.
The Board of Judicial Compensation in September recommended a 6 percent pay raise for judges in Oklahoma, and the salaries of statewide elected officials and district attorneys are tied to judicial salaries. The salaries of judges in Oklahoma range from about $105,000 for special judges to $147,000 for the state's chief justice.
The bill is sponsored by both Republican and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate.
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