Judicial Compensation Legislation

Introduction

To encourage and incentivize Judges and Justices to oversee cases and to ensure that the Department of Justice is properly staffed and independent from outside influences, Judges/Justices employed by the San Andreas Department of Justice shall receive additional compensation based on the amount of cases they oversee.

Constitutional Justification

Enshrined in the constitution is the right for citizens to seek fair trials and have due process followed. To ensure the neutrality of Judges/Justices and to ensure speedy trials for citizens, it is in the Department of Justice’s interest in ensuring it’s members are fairly compensated for the work they are performing for the constituents of the State of San Andreas.

Details and Implementation Plan

This compensation plan is a continuation of the previous compensation plan. It shall be implented as follows:

1. Bench Trials will be worth $15,000. Docket Cases are worth $25,000.
2. Payment request will be submitted to a payroll document by Judges/Justices that seek compensation. This document shall be available for public review.
3. Only Bench Trials memorialized in the Inter-faction channel will be counted towards the accounting log.
4. Only Docket Cases properly announced in the Court Case Announcement channel will be counted towards the accounting log.
5. At the beginning of every month, a Justice may review the payroll document and confirm the payments from the State Account to the individuals owed money via this legislation.

Conclusion

This legislation shall be implemented and carefully monitored to ensure that there is no abuse of the system, and that our Judicial team will be fairly compensated for the work and services they provide the city.

Signature:

𝕵𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖊 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖞 𝕬𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖑, 𝖘𝖎𝖌𝖓𝖊𝖉 07/10/2024