The Delaware Compensation Commission submits recommendations regarding the base
salaries of
judge
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s,
lawmakers and other top government
official
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s to the
Delaware General Assembly at four yearly intervals. The General Assembly subsequently accepts or rejects these recommendations.
The Commission was created in 1984 by legislation signed by then Governor
Pierre S. du Pont, IV
Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IV (January 22, 1935 – May 8, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Rockland, in New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. He was the United States representative for Delaware from ...
. Since its creation, the Commission has submitted six reports with salary recommendations to the General Assembly with the following outcomes:
* 1985 report—accepted 1 February 1985
* 1989 report—accepted 1 February 1989
* 1993 report—recommendations rejected; salary adjustment
legislation passed by General Assembly in April 1993
* 1997 report—accepted 1 February 1997
* 2001 report—accepted 1 February 2001
* 2005 report—accepted 1 February 2005
Government of Delaware
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