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Utah Code § 67-8-2

Salaries of judges established annually in appropriations act -- Bases of salaries -- Additional compensation

Known as the Utah Elected Official and Judicial Salary Act

The act spans §§ 67-8-1 to 67-8-5 (5 sections).

Amended by Chapter 38, 2026 General Session

(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.

(3)

(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.

(4)

(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.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.