Juvenile court judge vs judge

The differences between juvenile court judges and judges can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both a juvenile court judge and a judge. Additionally, a judge has an average salary of $123,457, which is higher than the $57,851 average annual salary of a juvenile court judge.

Juvenile court judge vs judge overview

	Juvenile Court Judge	Judge
Yearly salary	$57,851	$123,457
Hourly rate	$27.81	$59.35
Growth rate	-1%	-1%
Number of jobs	1,138	1,026
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	10	10

Juvenile court judge vs judge salary

Juvenile court judges and judges have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Juvenile Court Judge	Judge
Average salary	$57,851	$123,457
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $90,000	Between $68,000 And $222,000
Highest paying City	-	Jacksonville, FL
Highest paying state	-	New Mexico
Best paying company	-	United States Courts
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between juvenile court judge and judge education

There are a few differences between a juvenile court judge and a judge in terms of educational background:

	Juvenile Court Judge	Judge
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Law
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Stanford University

Juvenile court judge vs judge demographics

Here are the differences between juvenile court judges' and judges' demographics:

	Juvenile Court Judge	Judge
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 60.5% Female, 39.5%	Male, 50.3% Female, 49.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 80.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 6.4% White, 75.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between juvenile court judge and judge duties and responsibilities

Juvenile court judge example responsibilities.

Patrol areas in an undercover capacity to combat organize burglary, drug manufacturing/sales and prostitution.
Patrol areas in an undercover capacity to combat organize burglary, drug manufacturing/sales and prostitution.

Judge example responsibilities.

Prepare jury charges, manage trial docket and handle appeals of SSI disability cases.
Manage, and update all scheduling of events, meetings, and appointments for mediation and arbitration for family law cases.
Docket civil orders on CM/ECF.
Observe civil and criminal trial and appeals proceedings.
Perform extensive research and prepare legal memoranda on domestic relations and probate issues.
Prepare orders and decisions from drafts provide by the assigned AJ.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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