[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 1023 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 145
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1023
To increase the annual salaries of justices and judges of the United
States.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 7, 2003
Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Alexander, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lott, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Miller, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr.
Corzine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
June 18, 2003
Reported by Mr. Hatch, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
To increase the annual salaries of justices and judges of the United
States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JUDICIAL SALARY INCREASE.
(a) In General.--The annual salaries of the Chief Justice of the
United States, associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United
States, United States circuit judges, United States district judges,
judges of the United States Court of International Trade, and judges of
the United States Court of Federal Claims are increased in the amount
of 16.5 percent of their respective existing annual salary rates,
rounded to the nearest $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100,
to the next higher multiple of $100).
<DELETED>SEC. 2. COORDINATION RULE.</DELETED>
(b) Coordination Rule.--If a pay adjustment under <DELETED>section
1</DELETED> subsection (a) is to be made for an office or position as
of the same date that any other pay adjustment would take effect for
such office or position, the adjustment under this <DELETED>Act</DELETED>
section shall be made first.
<DELETED>SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2004.</DELETED>
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS.
Section 140 of Public Law 97-92 (28 U.S.C. 461 note) is repealed.
SEC. 3. MEDIA COVERAGE OF COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Presiding judge.--The term ``presiding judge'' means
the judge presiding over the court proceeding concerned. In
proceedings in which more than 1 judge participates, the
presiding judge shall be the senior active judge so
participating or, in the case of a circuit court of appeals,
the senior active circuit judge so participating, except that--
(A) in en banc sittings of any United States
circuit court of appeals, the presiding judge shall be
the chief judge of the circuit whenever the chief judge
participates; and
(B) in en banc sittings of the Supreme Court of the
United States, the presiding judge shall be the Chief
Justice whenever the Chief Justice participates.
(2) Appellate court of the united states.--The term
``appellate court of the United States'' means any United
States circuit court of appeals and the Supreme Court of the
United States.
(b) Authority of Presiding Judge To Allow Media Coverage of Court
Proceedings.--
(1) Authority of appellate courts.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the presiding judge of an appellate
court of the United States may, in the discretion of that
judge, permit the photographing, electronic recording,
broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings
over which that judge presides.
(2) Authority of district courts.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any presiding judge of a district
court of the United States may, in the discretion of
that judge, permit the photographing, electronic
recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of
court proceedings over which that judge presides.
(B) Obscuring of witnesses.--
(i) In general.--Upon the request of any
witness in a trial proceeding other than a
party, the court shall order the face and voice
of the witness to be disguised or otherwise
obscured in such manner as to render the
witness unrecognizable to the broadcast
audience of the trial proceeding.
(ii) Notification to witnesses.--The
presiding judge in a trial proceeding shall
inform each witness who is not a party that the
witness has the right to request that the image
and voice of that witness be obscured during
the witness' testimony.
(3) Advisory guidelines.--The Judicial Conference of the
United States may promulgate advisory guidelines to which a
presiding judge, in the discretion of that judge, may refer in
making decisions with respect to the management and
administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or
televising described under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(c) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (b)(2) shall terminate
3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) Pay Adjustments.--Section 1 shall take effect on the first day
of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1,
2004.
(b) Repeal and Media Coverage.--Sections 2 and 3 shall take effect
on the date of enactment of this Act.
Calendar No. 145
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1023
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A BILL
To increase the annual salaries of justices and judges of the United
States.
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June 18, 2003
Reported with amendments