GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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SENATE BILL 1087

 
 
Short Title:	Judicial Longevity.	()	
Sponsors:	Senators Wellons;  Ballance, Kerr, Swindell, and Thomas.	
Referred to:	Appropriations/Base Budget.	
April 5, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for an additional step in longevity pay after twenty-five years of service for supreme court justices, court of appeals judges, superior court judges, district court judges, and clerks of superior court.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑10(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	In lieu of merit and other increment raises paid to regular State employees, the Chief Justice and each of the Associate Justices shall receive as longevity pay an annual amount equal to four and eight‑tenths percent (4.8%) of the annual salary set forth in the Current Operations Appropriations Act payable monthly after five years of service, nine and six‑tenths percent (9.6%) after 10 years of service, fourteen and four‑tenths percent (14.4%) after 15 years of service,  nineteen and two‑tenths percent (19.2%) after 20 years of  service, and twenty-four percent (24%) after 25 years of service. "Service" means service as a justice or judge of the General Court of  Justice, as a district  attorney, or as a clerk of superior court."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 7A‑18(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	In lieu of merit and other increment raises paid to regular State employees, a judge of the Court of Appeals shall receive as longevity pay an annual amount equal to four and eight‑tenths percent (4.8%) of the annual salary set forth in the Current Operations Appropriations Act payable monthly after five years of service, nine and six‑tenths percent (9.6%) after 10 years of service, fourteen and four‑tenths percent (14.4%) after 15 years of service, nineteen and two‑tenths percent (19.2%) after 20 years of  service, and twenty-four percent (24%) after 25 years of service. "Service" means service as a justice or judge of the General Court of  Justice, as a district  attorney, or as a clerk of superior court."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 7A‑44(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	In lieu of merit and other increment raises paid to regular State employees, a judge of the superior court, regular or special, shall receive as longevity pay an annual amount equal to four and eight‑tenths percent (4.8%) of the annual salary set forth in the Current Operations Appropriations Act payable monthly after five years of service, nine and six‑tenths percent (9.6%) after 10 years of service, fourteen and four‑tenths percent (14.4%) after 15 years of service,  nineteen and two‑tenths percent (19.2%) after 20 years of  service, and twenty-four percent (24%) after 25 years of service. "Service" means service as a justice or judge of the General Court of  Justice, as director or assistant director of the Administrative Office of the  Courts, as a district  attorney, or as a clerk of superior court."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 7A‑144(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Notwithstanding merit, longevity and other increment raises paid to regular State employees, a judge of the district court shall receive as longevity pay an annual amount equal to four and eight‑tenths percent (4.8%) of the annual salary set forth in the Current Operations Appropriations Act payable monthly after five years of service, nine and six‑tenths percent (9.6%) after 10 years of service, fourteen and four‑tenths percent (14.4%) after 15 years of service,  nineteen and two‑tenths percent (19.2%) after 20 years of  service, and twenty-four percent (24%) after 25 years of service. "Service" means service as a justice or judge of the General Court of  Justice, as director or assistant director of the Administrative Office of the  Courts, as a district  attorney, or as a clerk of superior court."
SECTION 5.  G.S. 7A‑101(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	In lieu of merit and other increment raises paid to regular State employees, a clerk of superior court shall receive as longevity pay an amount equal to four and eight‑tenths percent (4.8%) of the clerk's annual salary payable monthly after five years of service, nine and six‑tenths percent (9.6%) after 10 years of service, fourteen and four‑tenths percent (14.4%) after 15 years of service,  nineteen and two‑tenths percent (19.2%) after 20 years of  service, and twenty-four percent (24%) after 25 years of service. Service shall mean service in the elective position of clerk of superior court, as an assistant clerk of court and as a supervisor of clerks of superior court with the Administrative Office of the Courts and shall not include service as a deputy or acting clerk. Service shall also mean service as a justice or judge of the General Court of Justice or as a district attorney."
SECTION 6.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.