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24A.100 Trial commissioners.

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24A.100 Trial commissioners. (1) In any county which does not have a District Judge resident in the county there shall be a trial commissioner. (2) Trial commissioners shall be appointed in the manner required by Section 113 of the Constitution of Kentucky and shall perform such duties as may be directed by <br>the Supreme Court. (3) Trial commissioners in District Court shall be compensated as provided in the judicial personnel system, provided, however that no trial commissioner shall be <br>compensated at a rate greater than seven thousand two hundred dollars (&#36;7,200) per <br>year. Except that during the disability or suspension of a District Judge for a period <br>in excess of sixty (60) days, a trial commissioner who is qualified as an attorney and <br>who is authorized to perform extraordinary duties, may be compensated by the <br>Supreme Court in an amount not exceeding the salary of a District Judge, provided <br>such trial commissioner shall not engage in the practice of law during the period of <br>extraordinary service. Effective: July 15, 1982 <br>History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 449, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 78, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created <br>1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 9.