Administrative Office of the Courts

NEWS ADVISORY

 Nov. 19, 2020

 

JUDICIAL COMPENSATION COMMISSION TO MEET NEXT WEEK

 

SANTA FE – The Judicial Compensation Commission will hold an online meeting Monday to finalize its recommendations and report to the 2021 Legislature concerning judicial salaries.

 

The meeting will be live streamed on the New Mexico Courts YouTube channel.

 

TIME: 3 p.m.

 

DATE: Monday, Nov. 23.

 

The independent six-member commission is required by state law to annually recommend a judicial pay plan to the Legislative Finance Committee and the Department of Finance and Administration.

 

The commission is chaired by Sergio Pareja, dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law. Other members are Kathleen “Kay” Marr, former secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration; Deborah Seligman, Santa Fe; Patrick Ortiz, a Santa Fe attorney, and Tina Cruz, president of the State Bar of New Mexico. Two commission positions are vacant.

 

The commission’s prior reports and the agenda for the Nov. 23 meeting are available online: https://www.nmcourts.gov/judicial-compensation-commission.aspx

 

 

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Contact:

Barry Massey

Administrative Office of the Courts

505-470-3436

bmassey@nmcourts.gov