Judicial Officers
Compensation
Compensation for court commissioners is set annually by the judicial council consistent with and governed by UCJA 3-201(9). Minutes from the March 2023 Judicial Council meeting under the State Court Administrator's report reflect the Judicial Council decision that court commissioners receive an annual salary of 90% of a district court judge's annual salary for fiscal year 2024 (beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024).
Compensation for district, juvenile, and appellate court judges, and justices of the Supreme Court is set annually in an appropriations act by the Utah Legislature, consistent with and governed by UCA §67-8-2. The relevant appropriations act from the General Session 2023 is SB003. It states, "The Legislature intends the salary for a District Court judge for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, shall be $203,700. The Legislature intends that other judicial salaries shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in UCA Title 67 Chapter 8 Section 2 and rounded to the nearest $50."
Additional detail can be found in the "Judges Pay Schedule FY24" document and in Policy HR06-3 and HR06-4.
FY24 - Judicial Finance Worksheet.pdf