67-8-2. Salaries of judges established annually in appropriations act -- Bases of salaries -- Additional compensation.

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Effective 3/13/2026

(1)The Legislature shall set annually, in an appropriations act, the salaries of judges of a court of record described in Section 78A-1-101 .

(2)Except as provided in Subsection

(3), a judicial salary for a judge of a court of record shall be based on the following percentage of the salary for a district court judge:

(a)100% for a juvenile court judge;

(b)100% for a Business and Chancery Court judge;

(c)105% for a Constitutional Court judge if Title 78A, Chapter 5b, Constitutional Court, takes effect as described in Section 78A-5b-102 ;

(d)105% for a Court of Appeals judge; and

(e)110% for a Supreme Court justice.

(a)If a district court judge is a Constitutional Court judge, the judge's salary for the Constitutional Court is 5% of the salary for a district court judge during the time period in which the judge remains a district court judge.

(b)If a Court of Appeals judge is a Constitutional Court judge, the judge's salary for the Constitutional Court is 5% of the salary for a district court judge during the time period in which the judge remains a Court of Appeals judge.

(c)Except as provided in this Subsection

(3), a judge of a court of record may not collect a salary for more than one court of record.

(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 ;

(iv)Section 78A-5a-202 ;

(v)Section 78A-5b-203 ; or

(vi)Section 78A-6-203 .

(b)Compensation described in Subsection (4)(a) does not constitute a salary for purposes of Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 14.

Amended by Chapter 38 , 2026 General Session