§ 5-1-110 — Salaries of judges

(a) Subject to constitutional and statutory provisions
concerning when salaries can become effective, judges of the
supreme court, district courts, chancery courts and circuit
courts shall receive the following annual salaries which shall
be paid in equal monthly installments on the last working day of
the month:
(i) Supreme court justices shall receive an annual
salary of one hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($165,000.00)
commencing July 1, 2012 and one hundred seventy-five thousand
dollars ($175,000.00) commencing July 1, 2019;
(ii) District court judges shall receive an annual
salary of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00)
commencing July 1, 2012 and one hundred sixty thousand dollars
($160,000.00) commencing July 1, 2019;
(iii) Circuit court judges shall receive an annual
salary of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000.00)
commencing July 1, 2017 and one hundred forty-five thousand
dollars ($145,000.00) commencing July 1, 2019;
(iv) Chancery court judges shall receive an annual
salary equal to the judges of the district courts.
(b) In addition to the salaries provided in subsection (a)
of this section, the legislature may provide through the budget
process salary cost of living increases comparable to the
increases provided to other state employees. Any such cost of
living salary increases shall be specifically stated in a
footnote to the budget bill by stating the total appropriation
required as a result of any such increases along with the new
salary amount to be provided to the supreme court, district
court and circuit court. Any salary increase under this
subsection shall be subject to constitutional and statutory
provisions concerning when salaries can become effective.