SB 70 — SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SALARIES

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 70 56TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-- STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2024 4This 6document 8may 10incorporate ANamendments ACTproposed RELATINGby TOa JUDICIALcommittee, SALARIES;but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

PROVIDINGThe THATdocument JUSTICESis OFa THEtool STATEto SUPREMEshow COURTamendments SHALLin RECEIVEcontext Aand SALARYcannot INCREASE;be used for the purpose of adding amendments to legislation.

REMOVINGh SALARYAN FORMULASACT FORg MAGISTRATES;o RELATING TO JUDICIAL SALARIES;

MAKINGPROVIDING ANTHAT APPROPRIATION.JUSTICES OF THE t hr g e i k STATE SUPREME COURT SHALL RECEIVE A SALARY INCREASE;

15REMOVING BEh ITr ENACTEDi BYs THESALARY LEGISLATUREFORMULAS OFFOR THEMAGISTRATES STATESFCº OF; NEW MEXICO:

SECTIONMAKING 1.AN h , t, APPROPRIATION»SFC .

Sectione 34-1-9u NMSAg 1978e (beingb Lawsl 1993,e e th 17n Chapterd 278,d Sectioni 1,= as= amended)o ish amendedBE toIT read:ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

w l n] db 18,d "34-1-9.i a º e SECTION 1.

SALARIESSection OF34-1-9 JUSTICES,NMSA JUDGES1978 AND(being MAGISTRATES.--Laws =1993, r i = 19r t e w d m a ln A.o Chapter 278, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:

Justicesd of the supreme court shall each receive i a e r 20 an annual salary [as provided by the legislature] of two a t m m: 21 hundred thirty-two thousand six hundred dollars ($232,600) d r e 22 beginning July 1, 2024.

Theb chiefe justiced ofs theº supremeo courtt cn e= s.227577.2AIC kFebruary 233, shall2024 receive(2:25pm) ans annualk salarym thate is two thousand dollars e a n be 24d ($2,000)r moree thanl theu annual[ salaryA ofd aSJC/SB justice70 of"34-1-9. the u [ supreme court.

.227577.2SALARIES SJC/SBOF 70JUSTICES, B.JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES.-- A.

Justices of the supreme court shall each receive an annual salary [as provided by the legislature ] of two hundred thirty-two thousand six hundred dollars ($232,600) beginning July 1, 2024.

The chief justice of the supreme court shall receive an annual salary that is two thousand dollars ($2,000) more than the annual salary of a justice of the supreme court.

B.

and (3) a metropolitan court shall receive an h annual salary that is ninety-five percent of the annual salary g o of the chief judge of a district court.

t hr g e i k [C.

The presiding magistrate of a magistrate h r i s district where three or more divisions operate as a single h , t, court shall receive an annual salary that is seventy-five e u g e b l e e h percent of the annual salary of the chief judge of a n d d i = = o h metropolitan court.

l ] b ,d i a º e D.] C.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law er i = r t 17e w d or any other provision of this section, the annual salaries of wm la n o d 18m the: following judges [and magistrates] shall be established as = = 19 follows:

ab le id as eº ro 20t (1)n a= judge.227577.2AIC ofFebruary the3, court2024 of(2:25pm) appealss shallk am te m- m2 21- receivee ana annualn salarye thatd isr ninety-fivee percentl ofu the[ A d rSJC/SB e70 22the annualfollowing salaryjudges of[and amagistrates justice] ofshall thebe supremeestablished court;as follows:

c(1) ea sjudge kof 23the (2) a district court judgeof appeals shall receive an e a n b 24 annual salary that is ninety-five percent of the annual salary u [ of a judgejustice of the courtsupreme ofcourt; appeals;

and(2) .227577.2 - 2 - SJC/SB 70 (3) a metropolitandistrict court judge shall receive an annual salary that is ninety-five percent of the annual salary of a districtjudge of the court judge.of appeals;

and (3) a metropolitan court judge shall receive an annual salary that is ninety-five percent of the annual salary of a district court judge.

(5) a half-time magistrate shall receive an annual salary that is fifty percent of the annual salary of a h g full-time magistrate;

and o t hr (6) a quarter-time magistrate shall receive an g e i k h r annual salary that is twenty-five percent of the annual salary i s h of a full-time magistrate.

, t, e u g E.] D.

[For fiscal year 1995 and all subsequent e b l e e h fiscal years] The annual salary for [justices of the supreme n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d court, judges of the court of appeals, district court judges, i a º e r i = r metropolitan court judges and] magistrates shall be e t 17e [established]w providedd bym thea legislature in an appropriations w l n o d 18m act.:

=b e d s º o t n = 19.227577.2AIC [F.]February E.3, 2024 (2:25pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SJC/SB 70 [established ] provided by the legislature in an appropriations act.

No[F.] additionalE. salaries shall be paid to a l i a e r 20 justices, judges or magistrates on account of services rendered a t m m 21 the state.

JusticesNo ofadditional thesalaries supremeshall court,be judgespaid ofto thejustices, court d r e 22 of appeals, district court judges, metropolitan court judges cor e s k 23 and magistrates shall receive per diem and mileage for e a n b 24 necessary travel on officialaccount business of theservices courtrendered as provided u [ in the Perstate. Diem and Mileage Act." .227577.2 - 3 - SJC/SB 70 SECTION 2.

Justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, district court judges, metropolitan court judges and magistrates shall receive per diem and mileage for necessary travel on official business of the court as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act." SFCº SECTION 2.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.fund.»SFC h u - 4 - » r t h g e l i h r i s h , e h t u g e b l e e , gh n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :

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