1. (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. (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:

   1. (a) 100% for a juvenile court judge;
   2. (b) 100% for a Business and Chancery Court judge;
   3. (c) 105% for a Constitutional Court judge if Title 78A, Chapter 5b, Constitutional Court, takes effect as described in Section 78A-5b-102;
   4. (d) 105% for a Court of Appeals judge; and
   5. (e) 110% for a Supreme Court justice.

3. (3)

   1. (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.
   2. (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.
   3. (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.

4. (4)

   1. (a) A salary described in Subsection (2) does not include additional compensation provided for a presiding judge or associate presiding judge under:

      1. (i) Section 78A-3-101;
      2. (ii) Section 78A-4-102;
      3. (iii) Section 78A-5-106;
      4. (iv) Section 78A-5a-202;
      5. (v) Section 78A-5b-203; or
      6. (vi) Section 78A-6-203.
   2. (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