Texas Government Code 25.0005 – Judge’s Salary
(a) A statutory county court judge, other than a statutory county court judge who engages in the private practice of law, shall be paid a total annual salary set by the commissioners court at an amount that is not less than $1,000 less than the sum of the annual salary as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with § 659.012 paid to a district judge with comparable years of service as the statutory county court judge and any state or county contributions and supplements paid to a district judge in the county, other than contributions received as compensation under § 74.051. A statutory county court judge’s total annual salary includes any state or county contributions and supplements paid to the judge. For purposes of this subsection, the years of service of a statutory county court judge include any years of service as:
(1) an appellate court, district court, multicounty statutory county court, or statutory probate court justice or judge; or
(2) a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney.
(a-1) The minimum salary prescribed by Subsection (a) that is to be based on the annual salary of a district judge under § 659.012(b) becomes effective on the first day of the county’s fiscal year following the date the statutory county court judge accrues the years of service required for an increase in salary under Subsection (a).
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 25.0005
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Probate: Proving a will
(a-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the maximum annual salary of a statutory county court judge is $1,000 less than the sum of the maximum combined annual salary from all state and county sources paid to a district judge entitled to a salary under § 659.012(b)(2) and any longevity pay received by a district judge in accordance with § 659.0445(d).
(b) Subject to any salary requirements otherwise imposed by this chapter for a particular court or county, the commissioners court sets the salary of each statutory county court judge who engages in the private practice of law.
(c) The salary shall be paid in:
(1) equal monthly installments; or
(2) equal biweekly installments if authorized by the commissioners court.
(d) Notwithstanding § 25.0001(a), this section prevails over any other law that limits a particular statutory county court judge to an annual salary of less than the amount provided by Subsection (a), but does not affect a salary minimum set by other law that equals or exceeds the amount provided by Subsection (a).
(e) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(1), eff. October 1, 2007.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(1), eff. October 1, 2007.
(g) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1301, Sec. 13(1), eff. October 1, 2007.