New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5650: Justices & judges, cert-prov for annual adjustments to compensation
Status: In committee, October 19, 2026
Provides for annual adjustments to compensation for certain justices and judges based on change in CPI.
What the bill says
An Act concerning cost of living adjustments for certain justices and judges and amending N.J.S.2B:2-4.
From the introduced text, October 19, 2026:
An Act concerning cost of living adjustments for certain justices and judges and amending N.J.S.2B:2-4. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. N.J.S.2B:2-4 is amended to read as follows: 2B:2-4. Judicial Salaries. Annual salaries of justices and judges beginning on January 1, 2024 and thereafter shall be: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court $234,191.95 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court $226,292.11 Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Division $218,545.82 Judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Division $215,545.82 Judge of the Superior Court, Assignment Judge $211,437.65 Presiding Judge of the Superior Court; Presiding Judge of the Tax Court $207,166.50 Judge of the Superior Court; Judge of the Tax Court $204,166.50 Beginning on January 1, 2025, and on January 1 of each year [for two years] thereafter, the amount of the annual salary determined for the prior calendar year shall be adjusted annually by the State Treasurer in direct proportion to the percent change in the Consumer Price Index over a 12-month period beginning November 1 and ending October 31. For the purpose of this section, "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Metropolitan Area, All Items (1982-84=100), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States Department of …
Sponsors
- Larry Wainstein (D, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AJU
Subjects: JUDICIARY - JUDGES
Common questions
- What is A5650?
- A5650 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Justices & judges, cert-prov for annual adjustments to compensation.
- What does A5650 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning cost of living adjustments for certain justices and judges and amending N.J.S.2B:2-4.
- What is the status of A5650?
- In committee as of October 19, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AJU (October 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5650?
- Larry Wainstein (D, 33).
- Where is the official record for A5650?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5650
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