HB 770: Gwinnett Judicial Circuit; additional supplement for chief judge; provide

This bill amends the 1960 law that created the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit, which covers Gwinnett County's superior court. It adds a new provision requiring Gwinnett County's governing authority (the county commission) to pay the chief judge of the superior court an additional $10,000 per year from county funds, split into 12 equal monthly payments. This new supplement is on top of whatever compensation the judge already receives from the state and any other county supplements already paid to superior court judges generally. The bill sets an effective date of June 1, 2025, and repeals any conflicting laws.

• Adds a new section to the 1960 Gwinnett Judicial Circuit Act requiring Gwinnett County to pay the chief superior court judge a $10,000 annual supplement.
• Requires the supplement to be paid in 12 equal monthly installments from county funds.
• Specifies the new supplement is in addition to, not a replacement for, other county supplements already given to superior court judges.
• Sets the law's effective date as June 1, 2025.
• Repeals any existing laws that conflict with the new supplement requirement.

The chief judge of the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit superior court, who receives the added pay, and Gwinnett County's government, which must fund the supplement from county revenue. Other superior court judges in the circuit are indirectly referenced since their existing supplements remain unaffected.

The chief judge in Gwinnett County's superior court would receive a guaranteed pay increase funded by local taxpayers, distinguishing the chief judge's compensation from that of other judges on the circuit and adding a recurring cost to the county budget.

• Section 1 adds new Section 2A.1 to the 1960 Gwinnett Judicial Circuit Act, creating the $10,000 annual chief judge supplement.
• Section 1 requires the payment to be made in 12 equal monthly installments from Gwinnett County funds.
• Section 1 clarifies the supplement is additional to any other county supplements already provided to superior court judges.
• Section 2 sets the effective date as June 1, 2025.
• Section 3 repeals conflicting laws.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date 2025-06-01
2. 2025-05-13Act 222
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
4. 2025-04-09House Sent to Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
5. 2025-04-02Senate Passed/Adopted (Senado)
6. 2025-04-02Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senado)
7. 2025-03-25Senate Read and Referred (Senado)
8. 2025-03-21House Passed/Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)

• Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)Patrocinador principal
• Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
• Soo Hong (R, HD-103)
• Jasmine Clark (D, HD-108)
• Arlene Beckles (D, HD-096)
• Segun Adeyina (D, HD-110)

1. AprobadaVotación: Cámara de Representantes21 de marzo de 2025

   158 a favor, 0 en contra (9 sin votar, 13 ausentes)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #293

2. AprobadaVotación: Senado2 de abril de 2025

   55 a favor, 1 en contra

   Supplemental Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #400

• judicial pay
• Gwinnett County
• superior court
• local government funding