Senate Study Bill 1103 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED JUDICIAL BRANCH BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to annual salary rates for justices, judges, 1 and magistrates. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1374XD (1) 89 ns/tm
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. STATE COURT —— JUSTICES, JUDGES, AND 1 MAGISTRATES. 2 1. The salary rates specified in subsection 2 are for the 3 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, effective for the pay 4 period beginning June 25, 2021, and for subsequent fiscal 5 years until otherwise provided by the general assembly. The 6 salaries provided for in this section shall be paid from moneys 7 allocated to the judicial branch from the salary adjustment 8 fund, or if the allocation is not sufficient, from moneys 9 appropriated to the judicial branch pursuant to this Act or any 10 other Act of the general assembly. 11 2. The following annual salary rates shall be paid to the 12 persons holding the judicial positions indicated during the 13 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, effective with the pay 14 period beginning June 25, 2021, and for subsequent pay periods. 15 a. Chief justice of the supreme court: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 192,261 17 b. Each justice of the supreme court: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 183,653 19 c. Chief judge of the court of appeals: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 172,175 21 d. Each associate judge of the court of appeals: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 166,436 23 e. Each chief judge of a judicial district: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 160,696 25 f. Each district judge except the chief judge of a judicial 26 district: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 154,957 28 g. Each district associate judge: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 137,740 30 h. Each associate juvenile judge: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 137,740 32 i. Each associate probate judge: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 137,740 34 j. Each judicial magistrate: 35 -1- LSB 1374XD (1) 89 ns/tm 1/ 2
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,469 1 k. Each senior judge: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,182 3 3. Persons receiving the salary rates established 4 under this section shall not receive any additional salary 5 adjustments provided by this Act or any other Act of the 6 general assembly. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 This bill relates to annual salary rates for justices, 11 judges, and magistrates. 12 The bill provides annual salary rates to be paid the chief 13 justice and justices of the supreme court, the chief judge 14 and judges of the court of appeals, the chief judge of each 15 judicial district, district and district associate judges, 16 associate juvenile and associate probate judges, judicial 17 magistrates, and senior judges. The new salary rates become 18 effective for the pay period beginning June 25, 2021, and apply 19 until otherwise provided by the general assembly. 20 -2- LSB 1374XD (1) 89 ns/tm 2/ 2