Salaries of judges established annually in appropriations act -- Bases of salaries -- Additional compensation.

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  • (1) The salaries of judges of courts of record, as described in Section 78A-1-101, shall be set annually by the Legislature in an appropriations act.
  • (2) Judicial salaries shall be based on the following percentages of the salary of a district court judge:
    • (a) juvenile court judges: 100%;
    • (b) Court of Appeals judges: 105%; and
    • (c) justices of the Supreme Court: 110%.
  • (3)
    • (a) A salary described in Subsection (2) does not include additional compensation provided for a presiding judge, presiding officer, or associate presiding judge in:
      • (i) Section 78A-2-106;
      • (ii) Section 78A-4-102;
      • (iii) Section 78A-5-106; or
      • (iv) Section 78A-6-203.
    • (b) Compensation described in Subsection (3)(a) does not constitute a salary for purposes of Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 14.




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