Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 747: Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
Last action May 13, 2025 · Effective Date
A House bill would raise the pay for judges on the State Court of Cobb County, increasing both the chief judge's extra compensation and the salary for Division 1 judges.
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In plain language
The State Court of Cobb County was created by a 1964 state law that has been amended several times, including setting judicial pay. This bill changes two pay figures in that law. It raises the chief judge's additional annual compensation from $10,892.55 to $11,328.25, and it raises the annual salary of judges on Division 1 of the court from $208,782.88 to $217,134.20. The bill does not change any other duties, powers, or procedures of the court. It also repeals any existing laws that conflict with these new pay figures, which is standard language ensuring the new amounts take effect without contradiction from earlier law.
What the bill does
- 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 of judges serving on Division 1 of the State Court of Cobb County from $208,782.88 to $217,134.20.
- Repeals any other Georgia laws that conflict with these updated pay amounts.
Who it affects
This bill directly affects the chief judge and Division 1 judges of the State Court of Cobb County, whose compensation would increase. It may also be of interest to Cobb County taxpayers and residents who follow local court funding and judicial pay.
Why it matters
The bill increases the pay judges receive for serving on Cobb County's state court, which affects how much the county's judicial salaries cost and could influence recruitment or retention of judges in that court, without changing the court's structure or authority.
Key provisions
- Section 1 amends Section 3 of Part 1 of the 1964 Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, raising the chief judge's additional compensation to $11,328.25 per year.
- Section 2 amends Section 23 of Part 1 of the same Act, raising Division 1 judges' salaries to $217,134.20 per year.
- Section 3 repeals any conflicting laws, a standard clause ensuring the new pay figures take precedence.
From the bill
“The chief judge of the State Court of Cobb County shall receive as additional compensation $11,328.25 per annum.”
“The salary of the judges of Division 1 of the State Court of Cobb County shall be $217,134.20 per annum.”
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 165
- House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- House Sent to Governor (House)
- Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- House Passed/Adopted (House)
Show full history (13 actions)
- House Third Readers (House)
- House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Terry Cummings (D, HD-39)
- Don Parsons (R, HD-44)
- David Wilkerson (D, HD-38)
- John Carson (R, HD-46)
- Lisa Campbell (D, HD-35)
- Solomon Adesanya (D, HD-43)
Votes
- House voteMarch 25, 2025
170 yea, 0 nay (6 not voting, 4 excused)
- Senate voteMarch 28, 2025
53 yea, 0 nay (1 not voting, 2 excused)
Topics
- Cobb County
- judicial pay
- state court judges
- local legislation