Judicial Pay
Judges across Louisiana would get a 2.7% raise
The pay bump would reach the Supreme Court, courts of appeal, district courts and state-paid city and parish judges. The fiscal note says the change would cost the general fund $6,690,757.
Louisiana judges would see a 2.7% salary increase on July 1, 2027. It covers the Supreme Court, courts of appeal, district courts and state-paid city and parish judges. The bill now has an August effective date on the books.
- Raises judicial pay by 2.7%
- Covers Supreme Court, appeal, district, city and parish judges
- State fiscal note: $6,690,757
- Louisiana judges would get a 2.7% salary increase on July 1, 2027
- The change reaches the Louisiana Supreme Court, courts of appeal and district courts, along with the state-paid salaries of city court and parish court judges
Louisiana judges would get a 2.7% salary increase on July 1, 2027. The change reaches the Louisiana Supreme Court, courts of appeal and district courts, along with the state-paid salaries of city court and parish court judges.
That means the raise would not stop at the top of the courthouse hierarchy. It would run through the full set of judges whose pay the state sets or helps cover.
Across the bench
For people who depend on the courts, the practical effect is indirect but real: the state would be spending more to keep judicial pay higher across the bench. The amendment covers judges on the Louisiana Supreme Court, courts of appeal and district courts, along with the state-paid salaries of city court and parish court judges.
It does not change how judges do the job. It changes what they are paid to do it.
The budget side
The fiscal note attached to the bill puts the general-fund cost at $6,690,757. That is the price tag Louisiana would absorb if the increase takes effect.