CHAPTER 4.

COMPENSATION OF JUDGES

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

§401. Short title.
§402. Compensation otherwise than in the Community Courts.
§403. Compensation of judges of the Community Courts.
§404. Forfeiture.

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An Act to establish the compensation for judges.

Commencement: 13 January 1983
Source: P. L. 1983‑3
P. L. 1984‑16
P. L. 1984‑20
P. L. 1985‑7
P. L. 1994‑108
P. L. 1995‑135
P. L. 2001-23
P. L. 2003-78
P. L. 2007-94
P. L. 2010-48
P. L. 2011-65
P. L. 2013-26

§401. Short Title.

This Chapter may be cited as the "Judicial Compensation Act 1983." [P.L. 1983‑3, §1.]

§402. Compensation otherwise than in the Community Courts.

(1) The annual salaries of judges, other than judges of the Community Courts, are as follows:

Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court $30,000

Associate Judge
of the Supreme Court $25,000

Chief Justice of
the High Court $70,000

Associate Justice
of the High Court $60,000

Presiding Judge of
the District Court $33,000

Associate Judge of
the District Court $30,00

Chief Judge of the
Traditional Rights Court $33,000

Associate Judge of the
Traditional Rights Court $30,000

(2) The judges are also entitled to other allowances and other benefits as provided for contract officers of the Public Service.

(3) In each case the compensation is subject to the usual deductions from salary.
 [P.L. 1983‑3, §2, amended by P.L. 1984‑16, §2, including a compensation rate for an Associate Judge of the Supreme Court; P.L.1984‑20, §2; P.L. 1985‑7, §2; amended by P.L. 1995‑135, §6.][salaries adjusted upwards by P.L. 2001-23[P.L. 2003-78 raised salary levels of Presiding judge and Assoc. judges of D.C to $33,000 and $30,000 respectively][Amended by P.L. 2007-94]; [Subsection (2) amended by P.L. 2011-65 to eliminate the Cost of Living adjustment (COLA ).]

§403. Compensation of judges of the Community Courts.

The annual salary of a judge of the a Community Court is $3,000. [Salary set at $2,400 by P.L. 2001-23 §1(B).][salary increased by P.L.2013-26]

§404. Suspension of Compensation.

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Chapter or any other law, the salary of a justice or judge shall be suspended:

(a) for a justice or judge of the High Court, Traditional Rights Court, District Court, or a Community Court, while any cause before the judge remains pending and undetermined for 45 days after it has been submitted for decision; and

(b) for justice of the Supreme Court, while any cause before the justice or Supreme Court panel remains pending and undetermined for 120 days after it has been submitted for decision. [added by P.L. 1994‑108, §2.][amended by P.L. 2010-48]