Acting Governor Scutari signs bill to expand retirement compensation and raise salaries for certain county prosecutors, judges
NEW JERSEY – Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari today signed S2470/A3930, which amends various parts of statutory law concerning service credit, retirement, and salaries for certain county prosecutors and judges.
The bill permits county prosecutors to receive service credit in the Prosecutors Part of the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) for work as a judicial law clerk in a State Court if the county prosecutor purchases credit for that service after being appointed to serve as a county prosecutor.
Under current law, such a purchase after appointment is not recognized as service credit in the Prosecutors Part for a county prosecutor nominated and appointed pursuant to the State Constitution.
Additionally, the bill increases the salaries for certain Presiding Judges and country prosecutors. Presiding Judges of the Superior Court, Appellate Division, will now earn $218,545.82 salaries, $3,000 more than that of other Appellate Division judges, and county prosecutors’ salaries will increase to $204,166.50.
Both increases are retroactive to January 1, 2024, with the ability to be adjusted to inflation beginning at the conclusion of this year and in each of the next two years thereafter.
Finally, the bill removes statutory prohibition allowing for retired members of the Judicial Retirement System (JRS) to collect pensions while practicing law in this state if the retired member is serving as a county prosecutor appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
“Our judges and county prosecutors work extremely hard every day to ensure justice is served at the highest level and quality here in New Jersey,” Scutari said. “The enactment of this bill allows us to maintain competitive salaries and retirement compensation for these officials.”
