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Judicial Salaries: U.S. District Court Judges by State, 1789-1891
| Alabama | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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April 21, 1820
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$1,500
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May 29, 1830
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$2,500
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June 17, 1844
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$800 in additional compensation for five years for the adjustment of land claims; superseded by 1847 statute | |
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March 3, 1847
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$200 in additional compensation for one year for the adjustment of land claims | |
| March 2, 1867 | $3,500 | |
| Arkansas | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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June 15, 1836
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$2,000
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June 17, 1844
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$800 in additional compensation for five years for the adjustment of land claims; superseded by 1847 statute | |
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March 3, 1847
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$200 in additional compensation for one year for the adjustment of land claims | |
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| California | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 28, 1850
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$3,500
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Northern District |
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$2,800
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Southern District |
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August 31, 1852
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$5,000
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To the judge of the Northern District for holding court in both districts. |
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February 26, 1854
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$3,500
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Northern District |
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$2,800
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Southern District |
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June 14, 1860
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$6,000
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Northern District (this salary, which included additional compensation for the handling of land claims, was to last no more than two years) |
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$3,500
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Southern District (this salary, which included additional compensation for the handling of land claims, was to last no more than two years) |
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June 14, 1862
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$3,500
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Northern District |
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$2,800
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Southern District |
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March 2, 1867
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$5,000
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As a single district |
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August 5, 1886
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$5,000
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Northern District |
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$4,000
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Southern District |
| Colorado | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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June 22, 1876
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$3,500
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| Connecticut | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,000
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May 29, 1830
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Delaware | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$800
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January 1, 1795
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$1,000
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March 3, 1801
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$1,200
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May 29, 1830
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Florida | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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March 3, 1845
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$2,000
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Georgia | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,500
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May 29, 1830
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$2,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Idaho | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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July 3, 1890
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$3,500
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| Illinois | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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March 3, 1819
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$1,000
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March 3, 1845
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$1,500
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February 13, 1855
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$2,500
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March 3, 1857
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$3,500
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Northern District |
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$2,500
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Southern District |
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March 2, 1867
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$4,000
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Northern District |
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$3,500
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Southern District |
| Indiana | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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March 3, 1817
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$1,000
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March 3, 1845
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Iowa | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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December 28, 1845
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Kansas | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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January 29, 1861
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Kentucky | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,000
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February 13, 1801
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Louisiana | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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April 8, 1812
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$3,000
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June 17, 1844
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$800 in additional compensation for five years for the adjustment of land claims; superseded by 1847 statute | |
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March 3, 1847
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$200 in additional compensation for one year for the adjustment of land claims | |
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March 3, 1849
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$3,000
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Eastern District |
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$2,000
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Western District |
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July 26, 1866
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$4,500
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As a single district |
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March 3, 1881
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$3,500
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Western District |
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$4,500
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Eastern District |
| Maine | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,000
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May 29, 1830
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$1,800
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Maryland | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,500
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March 3, 1801
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$1,600
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May 29, 1830
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$2,000
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March 2, 1867
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$4,000
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| Massachusetts | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,200
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March 3, 1801
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$1,600
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May 29, 1830
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$2,500
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March 2, 1867
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$4,000
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| Michigan | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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July 1, 1836
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$1,500
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March 3, 1857
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$3,000
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Minnesota | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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May 11, 1858
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Mississippi | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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April 3, 1818
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$2,000
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June 17, 1844
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$800 in additional compensation for five years for the adjustment of land claims; superseded by 1847 statute | |
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March 3, 1847
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$200 in additional compensation for one year for the adjustment of land claims | |
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Missouri | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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March 16, 1822
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$1,200
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May 26, 1824
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$800 per year in additional compensation to hear land claims for an unspecified period of time | |
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June 17, 1844
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$800 in additional compensation for five years for the adjustment of land claims; superseded by 1847 statute | |
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March 3, 1845
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$1,500
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March 3, 1847
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$200 in additional compensation for one year for the adjustment of land claims | |
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March 3, 1857
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$3,000
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Eastern District |
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$1,500
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Western District |
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Montana | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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November 8, 1889
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$3,500
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| Nebraska | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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March 25, 1867
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$3,500
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| Nevada | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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February 27, 1865
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$3,500
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| New Hampshire | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,000
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| New Jersey | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,000
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March 3, 1801
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$1,200
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May 29, 1830
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$4,000
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| New York | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,500
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March 3, 1801
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$1,600
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April 27, 1816
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$3,100
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Southern District: $1,500 in additional compensation for the judge in the southern district to hold court in N.D.NY |
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March 3, 1817
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$2,600
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Southern District: $1,000 in additional compensation for one year to hold court in N.D.NY |
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March 3, 1818
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$1,600
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May 29, 1830
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$3,500
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Southern District |
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$2,000
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Northern District |
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July 4, 1864
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$3,500
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March 2, 1867
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$4,000
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March 5, 1872
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$10/day to any visiting district judge for holding sessions of the district or circuit court in S.D.NY | |
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February 7, 1873
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$300, per term, in additional compensation to the judge of the Eastern District for sitting in the circuit court in S.D.NY | |
| North Carolina | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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June 4, 1790
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$1,500
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May 29, 1830
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$2,000
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| North Dakota | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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November 2, 1889
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$3,500
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| Ohio | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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February 19, 1803
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$1,000
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March 3, 1845
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$4,000
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Southern District |
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$3,500
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Northern District | |
| Oregon | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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March 3, 1859
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$2,500
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June 22, 1860
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$3,000
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Pennsylvania | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,600
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May 29, 1830
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$2,500
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Eastern District |
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$1,800
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Western District |
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March 2, 1867
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$4,000
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| Rhode Island | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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June 23, 1790
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$800
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January 1, 1795
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$1,000
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May 29, 1830
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| South Carolina | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,800
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May 29, 1830
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$2,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| South Dakota | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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November 2, 1889
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$3,500
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| Tennessee | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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January 31, 1797
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$800
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February 13, 1801
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$1,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Texas | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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December 29, 1845
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$2,000
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Vermont | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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March 3, 1791
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$800
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May 29, 1830
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$1,200
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Virginia | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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September 23, 1789
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$1,800
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February 4, 1819
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$1,800
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Eastern District |
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$1,600
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Western District |
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May 20, 1826
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$8/day in additional compensation to the judge of the W.D.VA to hear a case in the W.D.PA in which that judge had been counsel prior to his appointment to the bench | |
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Washington | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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November 11, 1889
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$3,500
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| West Virginia | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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June 11, 1864
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$1,600
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Wisconsin | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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August 6, 1846
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$1,500
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March 3, 1857
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$2,500
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March 2, 1867
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$3,500
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| Wyoming | |
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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July 10, 1890
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$3,500
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