Nebraska State Constitution Article V-13

Article V-13

V-13.

Supreme and district judges; salaries.

The chief justice, the judges of the supreme court and the judges of the district court shall receive such salaries as may be provided by law.

Source

  • Neb. Const. art. VI, sec. 13 (1875);
  • Amended 1908, Laws 1907, c. 202, sec. 5, p. 582;
  • Amended 1920, Constitutional Convention, 1919-1920, No. 15;
  • Transferred by Constitutional Convention, 1919-1920, art. V, sec. 13.

Annotations

Legislature had authority to increase during term salaries of Judges of Supreme Court provided to be paid by temporary salary schedule of Constitution. State ex rel. Johnson v. Marsh, 149 Neb. 1, 29 N.W.2d 799 (1947).

Act of 1933, purporting to reduce salaries of judges and other state officers, was unconstitutional. State ex rel. Day v. Hall, 129 Neb. 699, 262 N.W. 850 (1935); State ex rel. Taylor v. Hall, 129 Neb. 669, 262 N.W. 835 (1935).