HB747: HB747 Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges

The State Court of Cobb County was created by a 1964 Georgia law that has been amended over the years, including to set judicial pay. This bill updates two of those pay figures. First, it raises the additional compensation paid to the chief judge of the State Court of Cobb County from $10,892.55 per year to $11,328.25 per year. Second, it raises the salary of the judges of Division 1 of the State Court of Cobb County from $208,782.88 per year to $217,134.20 per year. The bill repeals any conflicting laws. It does not change any other part of the court's structure, jurisdiction, or duties, only these two compensation amounts.

• Raises the chief judge of the State Court of Cobb County's additional annual compensation from $10,892.55 to $11,328.25.
• Raises the annual salary for Division 1 judges of the State Court of Cobb County from $208,782.88 to $217,134.20.
• Repeals any existing laws that conflict with these new compensation figures.

This bill directly affects the chief judge and the Division 1 judges of the State Court of Cobb County, whose pay changes, and indirectly touches Cobb County's court administration and budget for judicial salaries.

The pay raises mean the affected Cobb County judges will earn more per year, which could affect the county's budget for court salaries. The change is narrow and applies only to this specific court's leadership pay, not to judges statewide.

• Section 1 amends Section 3 of Part 1 of the 1964 Act to raise the chief judge's additional compensation to $11,328.25 per year.
• Section 2 amends Section 23 of Part 1 to raise Division 1 judges' salary to $217,134.20 per year.
• Section 3 repeals any conflicting laws, a standard clause ensuring the new figures take precedence.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date 2025-05-13
2. 2025-05-13Act 165
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2025-04-07House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2025-03-28Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
6. 2025-03-28Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
7. 2025-03-27Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
8. 2025-03-25House Passed/Adopted (House)

• Terry Cummings (D, HD-039)Primary sponsor
• Don Parsons (R, HD-044)
• David Wilkerson (D, HD-038)
• John Carson (R, HD-046)
• Lisa Campbell (D, HD-035)
• Solomon Adesanya (D, HD-043)

1. PassedHouse voteMarch 25, 2025

   170 yea, 0 nay (6 not voting, 4 absent)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #302

2. PassedSenate voteMarch 28, 2025

   53 yea, 0 nay (1 not voting, 2 absent)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #313

• Cobb County courts
• judicial pay
• local legislation
• state court judges