2012 Idaho Statutes
Title 1 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICIALS
Chapter 22 - MAGISTRATE DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT COURT
Section 1-2222 - SALARY SCHEDULE -- ATTORNEY AND NONATTORNEY MAGISTRATES.

(1) Beginning on July 1, 1998, the annual salary of each magistrate who is an attorney shall be seven thousand eight hundred eight dollars ($7,808) less than the annual salary of a district judge. Beginning on July 1, 1999, the annual salary of each magistrate who is an attorney shall be seven thousand one hundred six dollars ($7,106) less than the salary of a district judge. Beginning on July 1, 2000, the annual salary of each magistrate who is an attorney shall be six thousand four hundred four dollars ($6,404) less than the salary of a district judge. Beginning on July 1, 2001, the annual salary of each magistrate who is an attorney shall be five thousand seven hundred two dollars ($5,702) less than the salary of a district judge. Beginning July 1, 2002, the annual salary of each magistrate who is an attorney shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000) less than the salary of a district judge.

(2) Beginning July 1, 1998, the following schedule is adopted as the base annual salary schedule for all nonattorney magistrates:

Commencing on July 1, 1999, the amount of the base annual salary for all nonattorney magistrates shall be increased by four percent (4%), and again commencing on July 1, 2000, the amount of the base annual salary for all nonattorney magistrates shall be increased by three and one-half percent (3 1/2%), and again commencing on July 1, 2001, the amount of the base annual salary for all nonattorney magistrates shall be increased by four and one-half percent (4 1/2%), and again commencing on July 1, 2004, the amount of the base annual salary for all nonattorney magistrates shall be increased by two percent (2%).

(3) The administrative director of the courts shall certify annually the case dispositions of each nonattorney magistrate judge and designate the salary classification for each nonattorney magistrate prior to the beginning of each fiscal year. Any increases or decreases in salary as a result of the provisions of this section shall become effective to coincide with the start of the fiscal year.

(4) Each nonattorney magistrate shall, separate and apart from the salary schedule established by subsection (2) of this section, receive an additional seven hundred fifty dollar ($750) longevity increment added to his base salary for each complete five (5) year period of service as a magistrate. No additional longevity increment shall be awarded after the twentieth year of service. For purposes of this subsection, magistrates who entered state service on January 11, 1971, shall receive credit for years of service as a police court judge, city court judge, justice of the peace, or probate judge.

(5) Each nonattorney magistrate shall, separate and apart from the salary schedule established by subsection (2) of this section, and separate and apart from the longevity increment established by subsection (4) of this section, receive an additional jurisdiction credit of thirty percent (30%) of his base salary upon being granted full statutory jurisdiction by the supreme court.

(6) Regardless of any other provision of this section, beginning July 1, 1997, no nonattorney magistrate shall receive an annual salary of more than fifty-five thousand two hundred seventy-six dollars ($55,276), and beginning July 1, 1998, there shall be no maximum salary limitation on nonattorney magistrate salaries.

(7) All nonattorney magistrates are full-time state officers, are required to be available on a twenty-four (24) hour basis to perform duties incident to their office such as the issuance of search and arrest warrants, and are required to hold such office hours as may be necessary to conduct court business or as required by the supreme court.

(8) For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006, only, the salaries of magistrates shall be temporarily increased by one percent (1%) if the state controller certifies to the secretary of state that the unexpended and unencumbered balance of the general fund on June 30, 2005, exceeded $124,000,000.