Section 15-11-52. (Effective January 1, 2014) Terms and compensation of judges

   (a) Each appointed juvenile court judge shall serve for a term of four years.

(b) The compensation of the full-time or part-time juvenile court judges shall be set by the superior court with the approval of the governing authority or governing authorities of the county or counties for which the juvenile court judge is appointed.

(c) Out of funds appropriated to the judicial branch of government, the state shall contribute toward the salary of the judges on a per circuit basis in the following amounts:

   (1) Each circuit with one or more juvenile court judges who are not superior court judges assuming the duties of juvenile court judges shall receive a state base grant of $85,000.00;

   (2) In addition to this base amount, each circuit which has more than four superior court judges shall be eligible for additional state grants. For each superior court judge who exceeds the base of four judges, the circuit shall be eligible for an additional grant in an amount equal to one-fourth of the base amount of the state grant;

   (3) In circuits where the superior court judges elect to use the state grant for one or more part-time judges, the amount of the state grant shall be as follows:
 
         (A) For each part-time judge who works one day weekly.......$17,000.00
 
         (B) For each part-time judge who works two days weekly.......34,000.00
 
         (C) For each part-time judge who works three days weekly.....51,000.00
 
         (D) For each part-time judge who works four days weekly.....68,000.00;

provided, however, that a grant for one or more part-time judges shall not exceed the amount the circuit is eligible for in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; and

   (4) All state grants provided by this subsection shall be spent solely on salaries for juvenile court judges and shall not be used for any other purposes.

Code 1981, § 15-11-52, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.