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2008 SESSION
081719866Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 16.1-69.44 and 17.1-327 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 16.1-69.44. Salaries of judges.
Each district court judge shall be paid by the Commonwealth an annual salary which shall be fixed in the general appropriation acts and set at an amount equal to ninety percent of the annual salary fixed by state law for judges of the circuit courts.
Each substitute judge of a district court shall receive for
his services a per diem compensation of $200$250 except
when such judge sits pursuant to the provisions of Title 37.2, in which case
compensation shall be limited to that provided in § 37.2-804. The judge
replaced may certify that the substitute judge is entitled to $100$125 if
the substitute judge acted in his official capacity for less than a full court
docket or served less than four hours. A full-time judge elected to an initial
term after January 1, 1974, shall also be prohibited from engaging in the
practice of law.
§ 17.1-327. Payment for services of retired judges; members of the State Corporation Commission and Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.
Any justice, judge, member of the State Corporation
Commission, or member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission who is
retired under the Judicial Retirement System (§ 51.1-300 et seq.) and who is
temporarily recalled to service shall be reimbursed for actual expenses
incurred during such service and shall be paid a per diem of $200$250 for
each day he actually sits, exclusive of travel time.