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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annual base salary of a district judge. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 659.012(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 659.011 and subject to |
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Subsections (b) and (b-1): |
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(1) a judge of a district court is entitled to an |
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annual base salary from the state as set by the General |
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Appropriations Act in an amount equal to at least $172,494 |
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[$140,000], except that the combined base salary of a district |
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judge from all state and county sources, including compensation for |
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any extrajudicial services performed on behalf of the county, may |
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not exceed the amount that is $5,000 less than the maximum combined |
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base salary from all state and county sources for a justice of a |
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court of appeals other than a chief justice as determined under this |
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subsection; |
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(2) a justice of a court of appeals other than the |
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chief justice is entitled to an annual base salary from the state in |
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the amount equal to 110 percent of the state base salary of a |
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district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act, except |
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that the combined base salary of a justice of the court of appeals |
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other than the chief justice from all state and county sources, |
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including compensation for any extrajudicial services performed on |
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behalf of the county, may not exceed the amount that is $5,000 less |
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than the base salary for a justice of the supreme court as |
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determined under this subsection; |
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(3) a justice of the supreme court other than the chief |
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justice or a judge of the court of criminal appeals other than the |
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presiding judge is entitled to an annual base salary from the state |
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in the amount equal to 120 percent of the state base salary of a |
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district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act; and |
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(4) the chief justice or presiding judge of an |
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appellate court is entitled to an annual base salary from the state |
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in the amount equal to $2,500 more than the state base salary |
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provided for the other justices or judges of the court, except that |
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the combined base salary of the chief justice of a court of appeals |
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from all state and county sources may not exceed the amount equal to |
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$2,500 less than the base salary for a justice of the supreme court |
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as determined under this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 659.012(a), Government |
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Code, as amended by this Act, a judge of a district court is |
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entitled to an annual base salary from the state as set by the |
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General Appropriations Act in an amount equal to at least $155,400 |
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for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, and ending |
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August 31, 2024, and that amount is the annual base salary to be |
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used for purpose of calculating any other judicial salaries by |
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reference to that section for the state fiscal year beginning |
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September 1, 2023, and ending August 31, 2024. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |