Kentucky: Court of appeals, $5,000; circuit judges, $4,200. In Jefferson, Fayette, Campbell, and Kenton Counties, circuit judges $3,000 from State, plus $2,000 from county. Louisiana: Supreme court, $8,000; court of appeals, $6,000; district court, $5,000, except in Orleans Parish, $7,500. Maine: Supreme judicial court, $8,000; superior court, $6,000. Maryland: Supreme court of appeal, $11,500; circuit court, $8,500; supreme bench of Baltimore City, $8,500. Massachusetts: Supreme judicial court, $12,000; superior court, $10,000. Minnesota: Supreme court, $7,000; district court, $6,000. Counties having over 75,000 population or counties with area exceeding 15,000 square miles may add $1,500. Mississippi: Supreme court, $7,500; circuit court, $4,000; chancery court, $4,000. Missouri: Supreme_court, $7,500; court of appeals, $6,000; circuit court, $3,000 to $5,000; St. Louis Circuit Court, $8,000. Montana: Supreme court, $7,500; district court, $4,800. Nebraska: Supreme court, $7,500; district court, $5,000. Nevada: Supreme court, $7,500; district court, $4,000, $5,000, and $6,000. New Hampshire: Supreme court, $6,500; superior court, $6,500. New Jersey: Supreme court, $18,000; vice chancellors, $18,000; circuit judges, $16,000; lay judges, $40 per day of court sitting or writing opinions. New Mexico: Supreme court, $6,000; district court, $6,000. New York: Court of appeals, $25,000; appellate division and supreme court, $22,500 in departments 1 and 2; $15,000 in departments 3 and 4. North Carolina: Supreme court $8,000; superior court, $7,500. North Dakota: Supreme court, $5,500; district court, $4,000. Ohio: Supreme court, $12,000; court of appeals, $9,000 to $12,000; common pleas, $3,000 to $9,000. Oklahoma: Supreme court $6,000; criminal court of appeals, $6,000; district court, $4,000. Oregon: Supreme court, $7,500; circuit court, $4,000. 100,000 population and over may pay $1,500 additional. Counties having Pennsylvania: Supreme court, $17,500; superior court, $16,000; common pleas, $8,000 to $12,000; orphans court, $8,000 to $12,000. Rhode Island: Supreme court, $10,000; superior court, $9,500. South Dakota: Supreme court, $4,800; circuit court, $3,500. Tennessee: Supreme court, $9,000; court of civil appeals, $7,500; chancery court, $6,000; circuit court, $6,000. Texas: Supreme court, $8,000; court of criminal appeals, $8,000; court of civil appeals, $7,000; district court, $5,000. Utah: Supreme court, $5,000; district court, $4,000. Vermont: Supreme court, $5,000; superior court, $5,000. Virginia: Supreme court of appeals, $7,000; circuit court, $3,600; city court, $3,500. Counties and cities may supplement circuit and city salaries. Washington: Supreme court, $7,000; superior court, $4,500 to $6,000. West Virginia: Supreme court of appeals, $10,000; circuit court, $4,200 to $7,500 Wisconsin: Supreme court, $10,000; circuit court, $6,500. Wyoming: Supreme court, $7,000; district court, $6,500. Included in the above are several allowances in addition to the salary. Doubtless this statement contains several inaccuracies, but it is believed that no salary has been understated. Corrections of errors in the table will be welcome. Believing that publicity should be given to the above-mentioned act of Congress, your committee forwarded a copy thereof to each State supreme court judge, each State judge of general jurisdiction, each president and secretary of a State bar association, as well as copies to the United States judges, attorneysgeneral and clerks. S D-70-1-vol 25-17 We believe that this publicity has been a contributing factor in arousing interest in the subject of State judicial salaries, which interest has been more widespread this year than previously. For the purpose of comparison, we here note the salary increases during the past three years, which shows 6 States legislating in 1925, 2 in 1926, and 13 in 1927. The list of these States is as follows: By comparing these increases with the increases in salaries of Supreme Court judges for the several years from 1919 to 1924, both inclusive, it will be seen that since 1922, with the exception of Virginia ($6,000 plus $1,000 for expenses) and New Hampshire ($6,500), there have been no salaries placed below $7,500, and practically half of them have been $10,000 or more. Since 1922 there has been legislation in judicial salaries by 24 States, and three of them-Florida, Indiana, and Maryland-have twice increased salaries (American Bar Association Reports for 1924, pp. 316, 319). Supreme courts of States-Salaries of justices-Continued Our committee's knowledge of salaries of supreme court judges of States does not extend back of 1920, yet the following statement of average salaries at various dates is of interest: By the average salary of a supreme court justice is meant the aggregate of all the compensation paid to each of the 283 justices in the 48 States, and divided by 283. If the number of judges be disregarded, and the individual salary fixed in each of the 48 States be averaged, then the average is now $8,723.78. While proportionately the increase in six and one-half years from an average of $7,185 to $8,980.56, which is an increase of practically $1,800 to each judge, looks large, yet in reality it is practically $5 per day. Yet when we realize that this increase has been made in only 30 States, and that there are 18 States who have not increased their supreme court salaries within the past six and a half years, we realize that the question of salaries of State supreme court judges is still an unfinished matter. These salaries, from the standpoint of the time in which they were fixed, can be classified into five different divisions, namely, (A) the 15 States fixing salaries in 1927, (B) the 8 which acted in 1925 and 1926, (C) the 7 enacting such laws in 1921 to 1924, (D) the 9 which fixed salaries during the reconstruction days of 1919 and 1920, and (E) the 9 which have not passed any salary legislation since prior to the World War. These divisions will classify out as follows: It will be seen that the average salary fixed in 1927 was (A) $9,777, (B) in 1925 and 1926 it was $10,893, (C) in 1921 to 1924 it was $11,694, (D) 1919 and 1920 it was $7,482, and (E) prior to World War, $5,813. Again these salaries can be classified in four separate divisions, namely, (1) those of $10,000 or above, (2) over $8,000 and not exceeding $10,000, (3) from $6,500 to $7,500, and (4) $6,000 and under. Respectfully submitted. ALEXANDER B. ANDREWS, Chairman. METROPOLITAN POLICE TRIAL BOARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TRANSMITTING, IN RESPONSE TO SENATE RESOLUTION 182, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO CASES BROUGHT BEFORE THE METROPOLITAN POLICE TRIAL BOARD WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS APRIL 9, 1928.-Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Hon. EDWIN P. THAYER, Secretary of the United States Senate, United States Capitol, Washington, D. C. DEAR SIR: With further reference to my communication to you under date of the 28th ultimo, there is forwarded herewith a statement embracing Schedules 1, 2, and 3, containing the information called for in Senate Resolution 182 of March 28, 1928, relating to cases brought before the Metropolitan police trial board of the District of Columbia within the last three years, as follows: Schedule 1 shows the dates, the names of members of the Metropolitan police force, District of Columbia, who have been charged before the police trial board for the three-year period April 1, 1925, to March 31, 1928, the offenses committed, and the action taken by the trial board, the total number of such cases being 706. Schedule 2 sets forth the cases in which the Commissioners of the District of Columbia have reviewed the action of the trial board, showing in detail the names of the officers, the offenses committed, the action by the trial board, and the final action by the commissioners. The following is a brief summary of the items included in this schedule: |