§ 1142. Probate judges
(a) The Probate judges in the several Probate Districts shall be entitled to receive the
following annual salaries, which shall be paid by the State in lieu of all fees or
other compensation:
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Annual |
Annual |
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Salary |
Salary |
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as of |
as of |
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July 14, 2024 |
July 13, |
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2025 |
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(1) Addison |
$76,555 |
$80,689 |
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(2) Bennington |
$96,776 |
102,002 |
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(3) Caledonia |
$67,891 |
$71,557 |
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(4) Chittenden |
$161,506 |
$170,227 |
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(5) Essex |
$18,966 |
$19,990 |
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(6) Franklin |
$76,555 |
$80,689 |
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(7) Grand Isle |
$18,966 |
$19,990 |
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(8) Lamoille |
$53,443 |
$56,329 |
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(9) Orange |
$63,554 |
$66,986 |
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(10) Orleans |
$62,110 |
$65,464 |
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(11) Rutland |
$137,221 |
$144,631 |
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(12) Washington |
$105,441 |
$111,135 |
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(13) Windham |
$85,221 |
$89,823 |
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(14) Windsor |
$115,555 |
$121,795 |
(b) Probate judges shall be entitled to be paid by the State for their actual and necessary
expenses under the rules pertaining to classified State employees. The compensation
for the Probate judge of the Chittenden District shall be for full-time service.
(c) All Probate judges, regardless of the number of hours worked annually, shall be eligible
to participate in all employee benefits that are available to exempt employees of
the Judicial Department. (Amended 1961, No. 278, § 1, eff. Aug. 1, 1961; 1965, No. 195, § 2; 1967, No. 339 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1971, No. 105, § 2; 1973, No. 117, § 5; 1973, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 15, 1974; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 1975, No. 118, § 94, eff. April 30, 1975; 1977, No. 109, § 19, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 59, § 3; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1981, No. 91, § 8, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. July 4, 1982; 1983, No. 88, § 4, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1985, No. 93, § 4; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1987, No. 121, § 6; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1989, No. 67, § 5; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 19, 1992; 1993, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 1, 1994; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1995, 1993, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1997, No. 28, § 3, eff. May 15, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 4, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 4; 2001, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 28, 2002; 2003, No. 66, § 318; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 5; 2007, No. 47, § 3; 2009, No. 4, § 119, eff. April 29, 2009; 2009, No. 4, § 123, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 199, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2011, No. 1, § 6, eff. Feb. 2, 2011; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2015, No. 58, § B.1114, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F6; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 74, § F.107; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 480, eff. July 1, 2022; 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § F.106, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § G.106, eff. July 1, 2024.)