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Judicial Salaries: U.S. Circuit Court Judges, 1801-1891
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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February 13, 1801
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$2,000
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First through Fifth Circuits (judgeships abolished in 1802) |
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$1,500
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Sixth Circuit (judgeship abolished in 1802) |
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March 2, 1855
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$4,500
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California Circuit |
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July 1, 1857
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$6,000
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California Circuit (judgeship abolished in 1863) |
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December 6, 1869
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$5,000
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Newly created circuit judgeships |
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July 1, 1871
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$6,000
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March 3, 1891
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Circuit Judges assigned to the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. |