JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA
455 Golden Gate Avenue . San Francisco, California 94102 -3688 Telephone 415 -865-4200 . Fax 415-865-4205 . TDD 415-865-4272
MEMORANDUM
Date
July 19, 2022
To
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
Associate Justices of the Courts of Appeal
Judges of the Superior Courts of California
From
Martin Hoshino
Administrative Director, Judicial Council
Subject
Fiscal Year 2022‒23 Judicial Salary Increase
Action Requested
For Your Information
Deadline
N/A
Contact
Evelyn Ramos, Human Resources Supervisor
415-865-4296 phone
[email protected]
I am forwarding the attached Exempt Pay Letter from the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) regarding fiscal year 2022–23 judicial salary increases.
The pay letter addresses a 1.80% increase to judicial salaries effective July 1, 2022, pursuant to provisions of Government Code section 68203, subdivision (a).
Annual increases in judicial salaries are linked to those received by executive branch employees, as negotiated through statewide collective bargaining agreements. After bargaining agreements are reached, CalHR calculates the proposed increase amount and submits a formal Exempt Pay Letter to the State Controller.
The methodology CalHR uses to calculate judicial salary increases under section 68203 is based on salary costs related to all state employees within the executive branch. This methodology calculates an average general salary increase relative to the state’s entire executive branch workforce, which includes 21 bargaining units as well as the remaining excluded employees. The methodology takes into account the size of the bargaining unit and the total costs of general salary increases across the entire executive branch.
July 19, 2022
The attached Exempt Pay Letter from CalHR does not include a general salary increase for seven Bargaining Units which still have open contracts. In the event that agreements are reached and ratified and a general salary increase provided to those state employees changes the judicial increase percentage, a second adjustment may be made and CalHR would process additional Exempt Pay Letters, retroactive to July 1, 2022.
Per Government Code section 68203, subdivision (c): “…a salary increase occurring on or after July 1 of any fiscal year for California state employees that is made effective on July 1 of that fiscal year shall be included in the calculation of the average percentage salary increase for that fiscal year, retroactive to July 1 of that fiscal year. The Department of Human Resources shall report any retroactive average percentage salary increase to the State Controller in a pay letter.”
The new salary rates will be reflected in the July 2022 payroll checks issued on August 1, 2022.
Please note that administrative presiding justices and presiding judges will continue to receive additional pay differentials to their compensation.
MH/fnk
Attachment
cc: Hon. Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California Mr. Jorge Navarrete, Clerk/Executive Officer of the Supreme Court Clerk/Executive Officers of the Courts of Appeal
Court Executive Officers of the Superior Courts
Human Resources Liaisons of the Courts of Appeal and Superior Courts Ms. Millicent Tidwell, Chief Deputy Director, Judicial Council Mr. John Wordlaw, Chief Administrative Officer, Judicial Council Mr. Robert Oyung, Chief Operating Officer, Judicial Council Ms. Aurora Rezapour, Human Resources Director, Judicial Council Exempt Program
1515 S Street, North Building, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 324-9381; Fax (916) 327-1886
Governor Gavin Newsom
Secretary, Government Operations Agency Amy Tong
Director Eraina Ortega
July 19, 2022
State Controller’s Office
300 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
Subject: Exempt Pay Letter
Per Government Code section 68203, this is to notify you that the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) has adjusted the following statutory judicial salaries, effective July 1, 2022. This represents a salary increase of 1.80% percent based on the figures of the average increase provided to State employees in FY 2022- 2023.
Please note that the monthly rate may be rounded down so that the total for the twelve months does not exceed the annual amount. If you have any questions, please contact Angelina Snarr at (916) 324-9406 or [email protected].
Sincerely,
Manpreet Singh
Exempt Program Manager
(916) 323-4023
Class
Code
Class Title
Monthly
Salary
Annual
Salary
New Monthly
Salary
New Annual
Salary
L5987 Chief Justice $24,008.33 $288,100 $24,440.50 $293,286 L5988 Associate
Justice $22,894.33 $274,732 $23,306.41 $279,677
L5991 Justice, Court of
Appeal $21,463.50 $257,562 $21,849.83 $262,198
L9999 Judge, Superior
Court $18,756.16 $225,074 $19,093.75 $229,125
State Controller’s Office
cc: Martin Hoshino, Administrative Director
Millicent A. Tidwell, Chief Deputy Director
John Wordlaw, Chief Administrative Officer
Aurora Rezapour, Director, Human Resources Office
Felizia Nava-Kardon, Deputy Director, Human Resources
Evelyn Ramos, Human Resources Supervisor