Justices and judges and municipal judges; oath of office; ineligibility to other office; salary; conservators of peace.

(1) Every person elected or appointed justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, judge of the circuit court or municipal judge, shall take, subscribe and file the following oath:

(2) The judge of any court of record in this state shall be ineligible to hold any office of public trust, except a judicial office, during the term for which he or she was elected or appointed.

(3) The judges of such courts shall be conservators of the peace, and have power to administer oaths and take the acknowledgments of deeds and other written instruments throughout the state.

(5) Except for retired judges appointed under s. 753.075 , each supreme court justice, court of appeals judge and circuit court judge included under ch. 40 shall accrue sick leave at the rate established under s. 230.35 (2) for the purpose of credits under s. 40.05 (4) (b) and for premium payment determinations under s. 40.05 (4) and (5) .

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 96 ; 1977 c. 305 s. 64 ; 1977 c. 418 , 449 ; Stats. 1977 s. 757.02; 1979 c. 32 ; 1981 c. 96 , 353 ; 1987 a. 83 ; 1989 a. 355 ; 1997 a. 250 .