Salaries of judges established annually in appropriations act -- Bases of salaries -- Additional compensation.
Utah Code § 67-8-2
in effect67-8-2. Salaries of judges established annually in appropriations act -- Bases of salaries -- Additional compensation.
(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.
Amended by Chapter 38, 2026 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title67/Chapter8/67-8-S2.html?v=C67-8-S2_2026031320260313Fetched: 10/26/2026