Section 2 – Salaries of judges established annually in appropriations act — Bases of salaries — Additional compensation.

• (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 or associate presiding judge under:
    • (i) Section 78A-3-101;
    • (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.

Amended by Chapter 276, 2022 General Session