This law section outlines how the salaries of magistrates and related personnel in Virginia are determined and fixed by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court. It specifies the factors considered in setting salaries, the possibility for local governments to supplement magistrate pay within certain limits, and clarifies that additional local compensation cannot be increased after June 30, 2008. The section also emphasizes that local supplements do not affect the authority of the Executive Secretary or the Court.
The salaries of magistrates are fixed by the Executive Secretary of the Virginia Supreme Court.
Local governments can add up to 50% of the amount paid by the state, but only if such additional pay was in effect on June 30, 2008, and cannot increase it after that date.
No, local supplements are determined by local governing bodies and do not affect the authority or supervision of the Executive Secretary or the Court.
The Executive Secretary considers workload, territory, population served, and other relevant factors when fixing magistrate salaries.