Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 23, 2025
State judges may face pay freeze amid budget shortfall
A preliminary CalHR calculation shows no judicial pay increase for 2025-26, marking the first freeze since the pandemic as state leaders confront a $21 billion deficit.
State judges may not get a pay increase this year, according to a letter sent by the California Department of Human Resources.
If the state's initial calculation turns out to be the final result, judges will get no pay raise for the first time since the 2020-21 fiscal year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The reason for the proposed judicial pay freeze is that other state employees will not be getting raises either, CalHR Exempt Program Manager Manpreet Singh wro...
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