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Judicial Salaries: Judges of Other Federal Courts
| Circuit Court of the District of Columbia (1801 - 1863) | |||
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Date Effective
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Chief Judge
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Assistant Judges
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February 27, 1801
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$2,000
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$1,600
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March 3, 1811
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$2,200
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$2,000
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April 1, 1818
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$2,700
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$2,500
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March 3, 1839
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$100 in additional annual compensation to chief judge for patent work (repealed in 1852) | ||
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August 30, 1852
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$25 in additional compensation to any judge of the court for each patent case heard, to be paid by the appellant (repealed in 1870) | ||
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March 3, 1857
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$3,750
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$3,500
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| Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (1863 - 1936), District Court of the U.S. for the District of Columbia (1936 - 1948), and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1948 - present) | |||
| Date Effective | Chief Justice | Associate Justices | |
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March 3, 1863
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$3,000
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$3,000
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June 2, 1866
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$4,500
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$4,000
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July 1, 1891
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$5,000
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$5,000
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March 1, 1903
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$6,000
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$6,000
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March 1, 1919
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$7,500
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$7,500
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July 1, 1920
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$8,000
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$7,500
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January 1, 1927
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$10,500
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$10,000
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August 1, 1946
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$15,500
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$15,000
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March 1, 1955
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$23,000
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$22,500
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July 1, 1964
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$30,500
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$30,000
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March 1, 1969
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$40,000
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$40,000
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Made equal to the salary of all other U.S. district court judges |
| Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia (1893 - 1934), U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (1934 - 1948), and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1948 - present) | |||
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Date Effective
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Chief Justice
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Associate Justices
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April 3, 1893
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$6,500
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$6,000
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March 1, 1903
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$7,500
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$7,000
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March 1, 1919
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$8,500
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$8,500
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July 1, 1920
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$9,000
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$8,500
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January 1, 1927
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$12,500
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$12,500
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Made equal to the salary of judges on the U.S. Courts of Appeals |
| Court of International Trade (1980 - present) |
| Same salaries as judges of the U.S. district courts |
| Court of Claims (1855 - 1982) | ||
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Date Effective
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Chief Justice
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Assistant Judges
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February 24, 1855
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$4,000
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$4,000
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July 1, 1873
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$4,500
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$4,500
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March 1, 1903
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$6,500
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$6,000
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March 1, 1919
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$8,000
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$7,500
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January 1, 1927
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$12,500
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$12,500
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August 1, 1946
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$17,500
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$17,500
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March 1, 1955
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$25,500
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$25,500
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July 1, 1964
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$33,000
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$33,000
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March 1, 1969
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$42,500
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$42,500
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October 1, 1975
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$44,600
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$44,600
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October 1, 1976
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$46,800
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$46,800
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March 1, 1977
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$57,500
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$57,500
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October 1, 1979
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$65,000
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$65,000
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October 1, 1980
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$70,900
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$70,900
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October 1, 1981
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$74,300
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$74,300
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| U.S. Claims Court (1982 - 1993) and U.S. Court of Federal Claims (1993 - present) | ||
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Date Effective
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Annual Salary
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October 1, 1982
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$57,500
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December 18, 1982
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$65,200
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January 1, 1984
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$67,800
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January 1, 1985
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$70,200
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January 1, 1987
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$72,300
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March 1, 1987
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$82,500
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November 19, 1988
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Henceforth equal to the salary of U.S. district court judges | |
| U.S. Court of Customs Appeals (1910 - 1929) and U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1929 - 1982) |
| Same salaries as judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals |
| Commerce Court (1910 - 1913) |
| This court was presided over by U.S. Court of Appeals judges who received $1,500 in additional yearly compensation for the performance of their duties on this court |