In re Report & Recommendations of the Judicial Compensation Work Group-Amendment to the Rules of Judicial Administration

The Judicial Compensation Work Group has submitted to the Court a proposed new Rule of Judicial Administration addressing judicial compensation. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.; Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(g)(1).

BACKGROUND

The Judicial Compensation Work Group (work group) was established by the Chief Justice of this Court in the spring of 2005 for the purpose of “improving the internal Judicial Branch processes for developing and approving proposals relating to judicial compensation and benefits, in a unified manner that effectively spans the levels of court and…