1. Chief justice; salary. The Chief Justice of the Superior Court is entitled to receive a salary, for fiscal year 1998-99 and thereafter, of $94,000, to be paid biweekly.

[PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. M, §4 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 102

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Associate justice; salary. Each Justice of the Superior Court shall receive a salary as follows:
A. For fiscal year 1998-99 and thereafter, $90,000, to be paid biweekly. [PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. M, §5 (RPR).]
B. [PL 1989, c. 596, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
C. [PL 1989, c. 596, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
D. [PL 1989, c. 596, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]
E. [PL 1989, c. 596, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

[PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. M, §5 (AMD).]

2-A. Cost-of-living adjustment. The salaries of the associate justices shall be adjusted as established in Title 4, section 4, subsection 2?A.

[PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. O, §§13, 22 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 600, Pt. B, §§9, 10 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. D, §§14, 15 (AMD).]

3. Expenses. Section 4, relating to reimbursement of Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court for expenses incurred by them, including clerical assistance, applies to Justices of the Superior Court. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or the Chief Justice’s designee may specify by order a maximum amount to be expended by any justice for clerical assistance.

[PL 2019, c. 475, §39 (AMD).]

4. Exception. The salary provisions of this section shall not apply to justices who have retired prior to December 1, 1984.

[PL 1983, c. 853, Pt. C, §§7, 18 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1965, c. 412, §6 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 418 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 437, §2 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 472, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 513, §3 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 476, §4 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 476, §2 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 580, §2 (AMD). P&SL 1971, c. 179, §M2 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 504, §2 (AMD). P&SL 1973, c. 209, §6 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 509, §5 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 599, §2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 383, §2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 408, §§8-A (AMD). PL 1975, c. 735, §2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §20 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 127, §10 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 544, §6 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 663, §6 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 486, §2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 269, §8 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 477, Pt. E, Subpt. 1, §2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 853, §§C7,18 (RPR). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B6,B45 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 501, §§O12,13,22 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 596, §C2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 596, §§C2,8 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 600, §§B9,10 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 824, §§B13,14 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 643, §§M4,5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 475, §39 (AMD).