Section 13:50 - Salary as recommended by the Judicial Compensation CommissionPursuant to the Judicial Compensation Commission's report dated January 9, 2018:
(1) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Section, the actual salary of the judges of the supreme court, courts of appeal, and district courts shall be increased by two and one-half percent on July first of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.(2) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Section, the state-paid actual salary of the judges of city courts and parish courts shall be increased by two and one-half percent on July first of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.(3)(a) The salary increases authorized by Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Section shall be contingent upon approval prior to each July first by the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana Judicial Budgetary Control Board, after each has made a determination that the judiciary has sufficient funding from the state and other sources to fund the salary increases prior to approving the increases.(b) Any salary increase authorized pursuant to this Section for Fiscal Year 2020 shall be funded by the judiciary.(4) Effective July 1, 2020, any local or state official eligible for compensation pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 13:5521 shall not be eligible for a salary increase pursuant to the provisions of this Section for that same fiscal year. Acts 2013, No. 375, §1; Acts 2019, No. 178, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.Amended by Acts 2019, No. 178,s. 1, eff. 6/11/2019.Added by Acts 2013, No. 375,s. 1, eff. 6/18/2013.See Acts 2013, No. 375, §2, relative to contingency provisions.