Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB2712: Relating to the Judicial Department; and declaring an emergency.
Status: Chaptered, August 13, 2025
Digest: The Act gives judges more pay. The Act says that the Chief Justice can take actions and make rules to promote accountability of judges and make justice services fair and accessible. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5). Increases the salaries of state court judges. Provides that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has authority to take actions and establish rules that promote judicial accountability and fair and accessible justice services. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, June 25, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session House Bill 2712 Sponsored by Representatives EVANS, SMITH G; Representatives HARTMAN, WATANABE (Presession filed.) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to the Judicial Department; creating new provisions; amending ORS 292.406, 292.411, 292.416 and 292.426; and declaring an emergency. SECTION 1. ORS 292.406 is amended to read: 292.406. (1)(a) The annual salary of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall be $154,040 for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on June 30, 2020. (b) On July 1, 2020, the annual salary of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, as adjusted under ORS 292.428, shall be increased by $5,000. (c) On July 1, 2025, the annual salary of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall be $220,596. (d) On July 1, 2027, the annual salary of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall be 110 percent of the salary specified in paragraph (c) of this subsection, as adjusted under ORS 292.428. (2)(a) The annual salary of each other judge of the Court of Appeals shall be $150,980 for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on June 30, 2020. (b) On July 1, 2020, the annual salary of each other judge of the Court of Appeals, as adjusted under ORS 292.428, shall be increased by $5,000. …
Sponsors
- Paul Evans (D, 20) · primary sponsor