Bill > SB2329

This bill, effective September 1, 2030, significantly revises the compensation structure for Tennessee judges, including increasing the base salaries for trial and appellate court judges and Supreme Court justices, and establishing a new compensation system for general sessions and juvenile judges based on county population classes. Specifically, it outlines a tiered salary system for general sessions and juvenile judges, with higher-populated counties (Class 1) receiving salaries equivalent to circuit court judges, and salaries decreasing for lower-populated counties (Class 5). The bill also clarifies that general sessions judges in certain counties may continue to set salaries through private acts, and it introduces a new county privilege tax on litigation, ranging from one to five dollars depending on the county class, to help fund these judicial salaries. Additionally, it addresses the full-time or part-time status of general sessions judges and prohibits them from receiving salary increases if they are prohibited from private practice.