A report tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday recommended judges receive an overall increase of six percent in their current salaries. As parliament wrapped up for 2019, The Judges’ Remuneration and Pensions Commission report tabled in the House of Assembly made several key recommendations for judges in The Bahamas. The report recommends a six percent increase in salary across the board for judges in order to compensate for insufficient increases over the last ten years; and an additional three percent increase each year starting from 2018. The Commission stated the Judiciary must be able to attract high standing and competent lawyers to the Bench. “This Commission understands that in the ‘real world’ it is highly unlikely that that the average earnings of judges will be able to compare with the average earnings of the Bar for top lawyers,” the report highlighted.

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