A. For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, except as otherwise provided by the Board on Judicial Compensation after the effective date of this act, the following judicial officers shall receive compensation for their services, payable monthly as follows:
1. The Presiding Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Seventy-nine Thousand Ninety-nine Dollars ($179,099.00); and 2. A Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-four Dollars ($175,844.00). B. Any increase in salary provided for in subsection A of this section must be paid from existing available funds.