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You sign it, you buy it: CA lawmakers approved mandatory supplemental judicial benefits

By Richard Binder

The Recorder builds on a story we reported on last week, about judges in California not giving up perks like gym memberships and car allowances even in the face of massive layoffs and budget cuts.  And as Cheryl Miller's article states, no one -- with the exception of a reluctant Legislature -- can strip away the judges' court-provided benefits because it's the law.

Adopted amid a contentious, marathon budget-fixing session in February, Senate Bill 11XX authorized counties to continue paying employee benefits to judges on top of the full range of extras the state already offers. Less noticed was a provision in the bill that also requires courts that provide supplemental judicial benefits to continue doing so. And unlike counties, courts can't opt out of the payments.

Click here for the full story, which also includes an interactive map detailing which courts give more on top of the state-provided benefits.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on April 06, 2009 (boomark / email).