[Effective through November 27, 2028, and after that date unless the provisions of Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8 (2025) are agreed to and passed by the 2027 Legislature and approved and ratified by the voters at the 2028 General Election.]

The justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of the court of appeals and the district judges are each entitled to receive for their services a compensation to be fixed by law and paid in the manner provided by law, which must not be increased or diminished during the term for which they have been elected, unless a vacancy occurs, in which case the successor of the former incumbent is entitled to receive only such salary as may be provided by law at the time of his election or appointment. A provision must be made by law for setting apart from each year’s revenue a sufficient amount of money to pay such compensation.

[Amended in 1968 and 2014. The first amendment was proposed and passed by the 1965 Legislature; agreed to and passed by the 1967 Legislature; and approved and ratified by the people at the 1968 General Election. See: Statutes of Nevada 1965, p. 1487; Statutes of Nevada 1967, p. 1787. The second amendment was proposed and passed by the 2011 Legislature; agreed to and passed by the 2013 Legislature; and approved and ratified by the people at the 2014 General Election. See: Statutes of Nevada 2011, p. 3835; Statutes of Nevada 2013, p. 3968.]

Sec. 15. Compensation of justices and judges. [Effective November 28, 2028, if the provisions of Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8 (2025) are agreed to and passed by the 2027 Legislature and approved and ratified by the voters at the 2028 General Election.] The justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of the court of appeals, the business court judges, if the Legislature establishes a business court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, and the district judges are each entitled to receive for their services a compensation to be fixed by law and paid in the manner provided by law, which must not be increased or diminished during the term for which they have been elected or appointed, unless a vacancy occurs, in which case the successor of the former incumbent is entitled to receive only such salary as may be provided by law at the time of his election or appointment. A provision must be made by law for setting apart from each year’s revenue a sufficient amount of money to pay such compensation.

(Proposed amendment passed by the 2025 Legislature; effective November 28, 2028, if agreed to and passed by the 2027 Legislature and approved and ratified by the voters at the 2028 General Election. See: Statutes of Nevada 2025, p. 3913.)