F. Judicial Pay and Compensation

Judicial compensation shall be based on individual income levels as reported in the most recent national census, according to the following percentiles:

1. Immigration Judges — 88th percentile;

2. District and Provincial Court Judges — 90th percentile;

3. Circuit Court Judges — 92nd percentile;

4. Associate Justices of the Supreme Court — 93rd percentile;

5. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court — 130% of the Associate Justice rate.

These salaries are updated after each national census. A judge’s pay cannot be lowered during their time in office.

If inflation is five percent (5%) or more in two out of any three consecutive years, measured by the annualized Consumer Price Index (CPI) as of June 30, then judicial pay must be raised by the total inflation over that three-year period. This increase takes effect automatically at the start of the next Judicial Year. No law or action is needed for it to happen.

In the year after a census, pay must be brought back in line with the updated income percentiles. Following this reset, no inflation adjustment will be allowed for the next two Judicial Years.

All pay rules in this section are self-executing and protected from political interference.