Government Code section 68500.5

The annual salary of the Administrative Director of the Courts shall be set by the chairperson of the Judicial Council and shall be no less than the salary of a judge of the court of appeal, and shall be paid out of appropriations for the support of the Judicial Council.
The salary of a judge of a court of appeal means the salary of a judge first appointed to the court of appeal after January 1, 1982.

Source: Section 68500.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=68500.­5.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1995; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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