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title: SB 350. DeKalb County; certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; revise the compensation
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  - Kim Jackson
  - Randal Mangham
  - Elena Parent
  - Emanuel Jones
  - Tonya Anderson
  - Long Tran
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# SB 350. DeKalb County; certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; revise the compensation

## Text

Senate Bill 350
By: Senators Jackson of the 41st, Mangham of the 55th, Parent of the 44th, Jones of the 10th
and Anderson of the 43rd
AS PASSED
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain county officers and officials of
DeKalb County, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3986), as amended, so as to
revise the compensation of certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; to make
conforming changes related to court names changed by general law; to provide for related
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
An Act providing for the compensation of certain county officers and officials of DeKalb
County, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3986), as amended, is amended by
revising Section 1 as follows:
"SECTION 1.
As used in this Act, the term 'gross salary' shall mean the higher of $218,990.30 or the
highest annual salary provided to any Superior Court judge from State funds."
SECTION 2.
Said Act is further amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"SECTION 1.2.
Pursuant to Section 1 of an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the
O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding superior courts, approved May 6, 2024
(Ga. L. 2024, p. 738), as of January 1, 2025, the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit shall be
known and may be referred to as the DeKalb Judicial Circuit. Any reference in this Act
to the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit shall be deemed to refer to the DeKalb Judicial
Circuit."
SECTION 3.
Said Act is further amended by revising Sections 2 and 2.1 as follows:
"SECTION 2.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the annual salary of each of
the officials of DeKalb County listed below shall be the following percentages of the gross
salary as defined in Section 1:
(1) Chief Executive Officer......................................................................................100%
(2) District Attorney................................................................................................100%
(3) Sheriff.................................................................................................................100%
(4) Clerk of the Superior Court.................................................................................80%
(5) Tax Commissioner...............................................................................................75%
(6) Members of the Board of Commissioners..............................................................32%
SECTION 2.1.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the annual salary of each judge
of the State Court of DeKalb County, the Chief Magistrate of DeKalb County, the judge of
the Probate Court of DeKalb County, each judge of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County,
and the Solicitor-General of DeKalb County shall be the higher of $208,040.00 or 90 percent
of the gross salary as defined in Section 1 of this Act."
SECTION 4.
Said Act is further amended by revising Sections 3 and 3.1 as follows:
"SECTION 3.
(a) Each full-time associate magistrate of DeKalb County shall receive an annual salary
equal to 90 percent of the annual salary provided in this Act paid to the Chief Magistrate
of DeKalb County.
(b) Each part-time associate magistrate of DeKalb County shall be paid an hourly rate
commensurate with the annual salary provided in this Act paid to a full-time associate
magistrate of DeKalb County.
SECTION 3.1.
The annual salaries provided in this Act shall be paid in equal monthly installments from
funds of DeKalb County."
SECTION 5.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A DeKalb County bill raises the base salary figure used to calculate pay for the county's chief executive, sheriff, district attorney, judges, and other officials, and updates references to the renamed DeKalb Judicial Circuit.

### Plain-language summary

DeKalb County's officer pay is set by a 1976 law that ties many officials' salaries to a 'gross salary' figure, defined as either a fixed dollar amount or the highest salary paid to a Superior Court judge from state funds, whichever is higher. This bill raises that fixed dollar floor from its previous amount to $218,990.30.

It also adds a new section clarifying that the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit is now called the DeKalb Judicial Circuit under a 2024 statewide law, and that any reference in the older pay law to the Stone Mountain circuit now means the DeKalb circuit. The bill restates the percentage-of-gross-salary formulas for the Chief Executive Officer, District Attorney, Sheriff, Clerk of Superior Court, Tax Commissioner, and County Commissioners, and sets a $208,040.00 floor (or 90 percent of gross salary) for several judges and the Solicitor-General. It also keeps rules for magistrate pay and monthly installment payments from county funds.

### What it does

- Raises the fixed dollar floor used to define 'gross salary' for DeKalb County officials to $218,990.30, or the highest Superior Court judge salary paid from state funds if that is higher.
- Adds a new section renaming references to the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit as the DeKalb Judicial Circuit, matching a 2024 statewide law change.
- Restates the percentage-of-gross-salary pay formula for the Chief Executive Officer, District Attorney, and Sheriff (100%), Clerk of Superior Court (80%), Tax Commissioner (75%), and county commissioners (32%).
- Sets the annual salary for the State Court judge, Chief Magistrate, Probate Court judge, Juvenile Court judges, and Solicitor-General at the higher of $208,040.00 or 90 percent of gross salary.
- Keeps existing rules paying full-time associate magistrates 90 percent of the Chief Magistrate's salary and part-time associate magistrates a matching hourly rate.
- Repeals any prior laws that conflict with these updated pay provisions.

### Who it affects

DeKalb County's Chief Executive Officer, District Attorney, Sheriff, Clerk of Superior Court, Tax Commissioner, County Commissioners, State Court judges, the Chief Magistrate and associate magistrates, the Probate Court judge, Juvenile Court judges, and the Solicitor-General all see their pay tied to the revised salary figures in this bill.

### Why it matters

The change directly affects how much DeKalb County's top elected officials, judges, and magistrates are paid, since many of these salaries are calculated as a percentage of the newly raised base figure. It also cleans up outdated references to the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit's old name in county pay law.

### Key provisions

- Section 1 sets the 'gross salary' definition's dollar floor at $218,990.30, used as the base for calculating several officials' pay.
- Section 2 adds new Section 1.2 recognizing the renaming of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit to the DeKalb Judicial Circuit under a 2024 state law.
- Section 3 restates the percentage pay formulas in Sections 2 and 2.1 for county officers and certain judges, setting a $208,040.00 or 90 percent of gross salary floor for judges and the Solicitor-General.
- Section 4 restates magistrate pay rules in Sections 3 and 3.1, tying associate magistrate pay to the Chief Magistrate's salary and confirming monthly payment from county funds.
- Section 5 repeals any conflicting prior laws.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2026-05-12)
- Last action: Effective Date 2026-05-12 (2026-05-12)
- Sponsors: Kim Jackson, Randal Mangham, Elena Parent, Emanuel Jones, Tonya Anderson, Long Tran
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71508

> The history, votes, and amendments (1,512 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb350.md?full=1