Judges and Chancellors - As introduced, increases base salaries for trial and appellate level judges and supreme court justices effective September 1, 2030; revises compensation and other requirements for general sessions judges on or after September 1, 2030. - Amends TCA Section 8-23-103; Title 16 and Title 67.

Summary

The bill sets higher base pay for the state’s supreme court, appellate, and trial judges starting September 1, 2030, and creates a new five‑class system for determining pay for general sessions and juvenile judges. It also lets counties require full‑time service for those judges and ties their salaries to the pay of higher‑level judges. The changes aim to modernize judicial compensation and reflect county population differences.

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