Sec. 54.2303. COMPENSATION. (a) A magistrate is entitled to the salary determined by the Commissioners Court of Kerr County. (b) A full-time magistrate's salary may not be less than that of a justice of the peace of Kerr County as established by the annual budget of Kerr County. (c) A part-time magistrate's salary is equal to the per-hour salary of a justice of the peace. The per-hour salary is determined by dividing the annual salary by a 2,000 work-hour year. The local administrative judge of the district courts serving Kerr County shall approve the number of hours for which a part-time magistrate is to be paid. (d) The magistrate's salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers' salaries.
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