Supplemental Pay for Certain Judges
Background
The General Appropriations Act (GAA) provides authority and funding for the Comptroller’s Judiciary Section (Agency 241) to pay a supplemental amount to certain district judges who serve as a local administrative judge in a county with three or more district courts.
Pay Amount
The district judges who qualify may receive a supplement equal to a certain percentage of their base salary based on the number of courts in their county.
| Number of courts | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Less than 3 | 0% |
| 3-4 | 3% |
| 5-9 | 5% |
| 10+ | 7% |
Sources
General Appropriations Act, Article IV, Judiciary Section, Comptroller’s Department Rider 2; Texas Government Code, Section 659.012.