§ 7A-18. Compensation of judges.
§ 7A‑18. Compensationof judges.
(a) The Chief Judge andeach associate judge of the Court of Appeals shall receive the annual salaryprovided in the Current Operations Appropriations Act. Each judge is entitledto reimbursement for travel and subsistence expenses at the rate allowed Stateemployees generally.
(a1) In addition to thereimbursement for travel and subsistence expenses authorized by subsection (a)of this section, and notwithstanding G.S. 138‑6, each judge whosepermanent residence is at least 50 miles from the City of Raleigh shall also bereimbursed for the mileage the judge travels each week to the City of Raleighfrom the judge's home for business of the court. The reimbursement authorizedby this subsection shall be calculated for each judge by multiplying the actualround‑trip mileage from that judge's home to the City of Raleigh by arate‑per‑mile established by the Director of the AdministrativeOffice of the Courts, but not to exceed the business standard mileage rate setby the Internal Revenue Service.
(b) In lieu of meritand other increment raises paid to regular State employees, a judge of theCourt of Appeals shall receive as longevity pay an annual amount equal to fourand eight‑tenths percent (4.8%) of the annual salary set forth in theCurrent Operations Appropriations Act payable monthly after five years ofservice, nine and six‑tenths percent (9.6%) after 10 years of service,fourteen and four‑tenths percent (14.4%) after 15 years of service,nineteen and two‑tenths percent (19.2%) after 20 years of service, andtwenty‑four percent (24%) after 25 years of service. "Service"means service as a justice or judge of the General Court of Justice or as amember of the Utilities Commission. Service shall also mean service as adistrict attorney or as a clerk of superior court. (1967, c. 108, s. 1; 1983, c.761, s. 243; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 165; c. 1109, ss. 11, 13.1;1985, c. 698, s. 10(a); 2007‑323, ss. 14.21(b), 28.18A(b).)