Under existing law, a district judge who is appointed or elected as a circuit judge receives as an initial salary the base salary for a circuit judge plus the appropriate amount for bench experience as a district judge. Under existing law, a supreme court justice or judge of an appellate court who is appointed or elected to the supreme court or an appellate court receives as an initial salary the base salary for a supreme court justice or appellate court judge plus the appropriate amount for bench experience as a judge or justice. This bill provides that a supreme court justice, appellate court judge, circuit judge, or district judge's salary shall be based on the number of years he or she has served as a judge or justice of a state court.

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Introduced: 12-10B-1