(1) If any judge of any district court, to whom any motion, issue, or other matter, arising in any cause, is submitted for judgment or decision, fails or neglects to decide or give judgment upon the same within the time limited by section 13-5-135, such judge shall not receive from the state treasury any salary for the quarter in which such failure occurred, when the following requirements are satisfied:
The party aggrieved by the failure of such judge to rule in a timely manner files acomplaint demanding the withholding of the salary of such judge with the commission on judicial discipline established in section 23 (3) of article VI of the state constitution;
The commission on judicial discipline, in accordance with rule 4 of the Coloradorules of judicial discipline, investigates the judge's alleged violation of section 13-5-135;
After such investigation the commission on judicial discipline, in accordance withrule 4 of the Colorado rules of judicial discipline, makes a recommendation concerning the allegation to the Colorado supreme court; and
If deemed appropriate, the Colorado supreme court issues an order directing the department of the treasury to withhold the judge's salary.
(2) This section shall not apply in case of the sickness or death of a judge.
Source: L. 67: p. 457, § 8. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-12-43. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p.
153, § 1, effective March 17.