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A.B. 19
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 19–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
(ON BEHALF OF THE NEVADA SUPREME COURT)
PREFILED OCTOBER 28, 2026
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to judicial compensation.
(BDR 1-564)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State Highway Fund: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to courts; revising provisions governing the
manner in which the annual base salary of the judges of
the Nevada Court of Appeals is determined; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law sets the annual base salary for judges of the Nevada Court of
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Appeals at $165,000 and provides for increases in the annual base salary every 6
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years based upon the cumulative percentage increase in the salaries of the classified
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employees of this State. (NRS 2A.080) Beginning on the first Monday in January
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2029, section 1 of this bill removes the cumulative percentage increase and instead
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sets the annual base salary for judges of the Nevada Court of Appeals every 6 years
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based upon a specified calculation.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 2A.080 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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2A.080 1. Until the first Monday in January 2029, the annual
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base salary of each judge of the Court of Appeals is $165,000. On
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the first Monday in January 2029 and on the first Monday of every
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sixth year thereafter, the annual base salary of his or her successor in
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office must be [increased by] established in an amount equal to the
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[cumulative percentage increase in the salaries of the classified
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employees of this State during the immediately preceding 6 years.]
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sum of:
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(a) The annual base salary of a district judge calculated
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pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 3.030; and
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(b) One-half of the difference between the annual base salary
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of a justice of the Supreme Court calculated pursuant to
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subsection 3 of NRS 2.050 and the annual base salary of a district
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judge calculated pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 3.030.
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2. A judge of the Court of Appeals who has served as a justice
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of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals or judge of a
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district court, or any combination thereof, for at least 4 years is
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entitled to an additional salary of 2 percent of his or her annual base
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salary for each year of service. The additional salary must not
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exceed 22 percent of his or her annual base salary.
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3. The salary provided for in this section is payable in biweekly
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installments as other state officers are paid.
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Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2027.
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