CSSB 237(FIN): "An Act relating to the compensation of justices and judges, and to increasing the number of superior court judges designated for the third and fourth judicial districts; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 237(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to the compensation of justices and judges, and to increasing the 02 number of superior court judges designated for the third and fourth judicial districts; 03 and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 06 to read: 07 INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature that the six additional superior court judges 08 authorized for the third and fourth judicial districts by the amendment of AS 22.10.120 in sec. 09 6 of this Act be assigned to criminal matters or be used by the Alaska Court System in a 10 manner that will allow criminal matters to be more efficiently processed by the court, and be 11 assigned as follows: 12 (1) Anchorage, two; 13 (2) Palmer, two; 14 (3) Kenai, one; and
01 (4) Fairbanks, one. 02 * Sec. 2. AS 22.05.140(a) is amended to read: 03 (a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, the monthly base salary of the 04 chief justice is $13,808 [$9,203] and for each other justice, the monthly base salary is 05 $13,767 [$9,159]. 06 * Sec. 3. AS 22.05.140(d) is amended to read: 07 (d) Beginning July 1, 2006 [JANUARY 1, 1991], if the monthly basic salary 08 for Step E, Range 28, of the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 increases, the 09 monthly base salary of the chief justice and the other justices shall increase by the 10 same percentage. The increase takes effect when the salary increase under 11 AS 39.27.011 takes effect and may be retroactive if consistent with the change in 12 AS 39.27.011. The commissioner of administration shall, by regulation, establish the 13 percentage at which the salary is increased and the increased salary amount. 14 * Sec. 4. AS 22.07.090(a) is amended to read: 15 (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the monthly base salary of a judge 16 of the court of appeals is $13,007 [$8,652]. The compensation of a judge may not be 17 diminished during the term of office, unless by a general law applying to all salaried 18 officers of the state. 19 * Sec. 5. AS 22.07.090(c) is amended to read: 20 (c) Beginning July 1, 2006 [JANUARY 1, 1991], if the monthly basic salary 21 for Step E, Range 28, of the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 increases, the 22 monthly base salary of the judges of the court of appeals shall increase by the same 23 percentage. The increase takes effect when the salary increase under AS 39.27.011 24 takes effect and may be retroactive if consistent with the change to AS 39.27.011. The 25 commissioner of administration shall, by regulation, establish the percentage at which 26 the salary is increased and the increased salary amount. 27 * Sec. 6. AS 22.10.120 is amended to read: 28 Sec. 22.10.120. Number of judges. The superior court consists of 40 [34] 29 judges, five of whom shall be judges in the first judicial district, three of whom shall 30 be judges in the second judicial district, 24 [19] of whom shall be judges in the third 31 judicial district, and eight [SEVEN] of whom shall be judges in the fourth judicial
01 district. At the time of submitting the names of nominees to the governor to fill a 02 vacancy on the superior court bench, the judicial council shall also designate the 03 district in which the appointee is to reside and serve. 04 * Sec. 7. AS 22.10.190(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, the monthly base salary for each 06 superior court judge is $12,730 [$8,469]. 07 * Sec. 8. AS 22.10.190(d) is amended to read: 08 (d) Beginning July 1, 2006 [JANUARY 1, 1991], if the monthly basic salary 09 for Step E, Range 28, of the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 increases, the 10 monthly base salary of the judges of the superior court shall increase by the same 11 percentage. The increase takes effect when the salary increase under AS 39.27.011 12 takes effect and may be retroactive if consistent with the change to AS 39.27.011. The 13 commissioner of administration shall, by regulation, establish the percentage at which 14 the salary is increased and the increased salary amount. 15 * Sec. 9. AS 22.15.220(a) is amended to read: 16 (a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, the monthly base salary for each 17 district court judge is $10,793 [$7,179]. 18 * Sec. 10. AS 22.15.220(e) is amended to read: 19 (e) Beginning July 1, 2006 [JANUARY 1, 1991], if the monthly basic salary 20 for Step E, Range 28, of the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 increases, the 21 monthly base salary of the judges of the district court shall increase by the same 22 percentage. The increase takes effect when the salary increase under AS 39.27.011 23 takes effect and may be retroactive if consistent with the change to AS 39.27.011. The 24 commissioner of administration shall, by regulation, establish the percentage at which 25 the salary is increased and the increased salary amount. 26 * Sec. 11. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in sec. 9(b), ch. 53, SLA 2005, 27 is amended to read: 28 (b) Justices of the supreme court and [,] judges of the court of appeals and the 29 superior and district courts [, AND MAGISTRATES] are entitled to receive salary 30 adjustments provided for in secs. 4 and 5, ch. 53, SLA 2005 [4 - 6 OF THIS ACT], in 31 accordance with AS 22.05.140(d), AS 22.07.090(c), AS 22.10.190(d), and
01 AS 22.15.220(e) [AS 22.15.220(b) AND (e)]. Magistrates are entitled to receive 02 salary adjustments provided for in secs. 4 - 6, ch. 53, SLA 2005, in accordance 03 with AS 22.15.220(b) and (e). 04 * Sec. 12. This Act takes effect July 1, 2006.