(a) During any time it is convened, the commission shall study the compensation structure for justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit court judges, family court judges, magistrates and any other judicial officer subject to election and which office requires the judge to hold a professional license to serve in that position for purposes of making a recommendation concerning appropriate compensation for those judicial officers.
(b) In recommending the appropriate salaries of the state’s judicial officers, the commission shall consider the following factors:
(1) The skill and experience required of the particular judgeship at issue;