State judges' pay severed from feds
HARRISBURG — The state Legislature has sent a bill to Gov. Ed Rendell to disconnect the raises of state judges from those given to federal judges.
The connection had been kept in place by legal action after the July 2005 pay raises were repealed.
The bill unanimously passed in the House.
Judges will still receive cost of living raises. Also, any challenges to the bill will fall under the jurisdiction of the state Supreme Court.
Rendell has said he will sign the bill.
By The Associated Press
