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Judicial Salaries: U.S. Magistrate Judges
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary (full-time) | |
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October 17, 1968
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Not to exceed $22,500
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Salary to be determined by the Judicial Conference based on the number and nature of cases brought before the magistrate |
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September 21, 1972
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Not to exceed 75 percent of the salary of a district judge
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October 17, 1976
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Not to exceed salary of full-time bankruptcy referee
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November 6, 1978
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Not to exceed $48,500
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March 1, 1987
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$72,500
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October 1, 1988
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Henceforth magistrate judges receive a salary, determined by the Judicial Conference, of up to 92 percent of the salary of district judges. |