House passes 2% raise for judges, 50-13

The House has voted 50-13 in favor of HB 651, the bill to give Idaho’s judges and justices the same 2 percent pay hike next year that most state employees will get; it’ll be the first raise lawmakers have funded either for judges or state workers in four years. “The judges would probably really appreciate it,” said Rep. Rich Wills, R-Glenns Ferry; no one debated against the bill, which now moves to the Senate side.