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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 §§ 67–67 (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.