3011. F. A. 

### Taylor,ksgo2

aPleasa adviso whether 

### ornot tha apaolal probata judge la to be paid on a per diem baeia in ‘aooordanoa with th0 MlarY lidtO above dated, and ii no paid, how la thn 

### per diem 

### tobeflgurad when aomo itam or work ia dono ona

### probate oar@bnrevaral dlrterent daya but only avary amall portion of aaoh day la 

### taken up **by**

### the 

### l peoial Judgr in oonnaotion with tha 

### probato oaae. “Thara ara al60 ravoral rktutaa whloh provldr for tha.?eea of the oounty judge whloh are oollooted from fha l

atatea administered. Aayou know thaaa iaaa are nowoolleatad as 

### providad for in naid artlolaa but inrtead of being pald to the ;un;nludgr are paid Into the oriloera* salary rund. appear to mathat the earlart and moat equitable way to r ythe apeolal oounty fudga In probate oasea would be oallow himthe amount cb 

### theregularly earned teea -whloh would be payable to a oountp judga whowoe not 

### ona salary baaia. “1 will appreolata gou letting mehave an opinion on same at your earliest oonvenianoe aa I amdthholdlng payment of aeveral olaima pending reoaipt or advise from You.’In Opinion No. 04572, tbla department ha8 haretolore ruled ona almilar question regarding the oompanaatlon or a special probate judge appointed by the Governor In aoaordanoa with the provlrlons of Artlole 1932, 

### Vernon*s ABnotated Civil Statutea. iieenolosr acopy of said opinion 

### roryour oonvrnlsnce.

In view OSArtiole 1932, 

### Vernon*aAnnotated Civil Statutea, It le our opinion that the speolal judge appointed by the GovOrBOr in probate cases is entitled to reodve the same ompensation perdiem as the regular judge, 

### for every day that such special judge aervee in that oapaoity. 1~ other worda 

### whenthe annual salary of the regular judge la Four Thousand Two

### Hundredand Fifty (#4,250.00) Dollars, the spealal judge, appointed by the Governor, serving In probate matters would be entltled to the same oompepsnsatlon per diem as the regular judge ior each day that such apeolal judge served in that oapaoity. Toarrive at this amount the 

### ennual

### 865

salary or thr regular judge at the time tha apeolal judge served should b0 divided by585 and the quotient multiplied bytba number of days aotuelly earvsd by

### thr~8p@OiOl

### judge.

Ydurtate in ertrot that th8 rproial judge doer 8oaa work 00 a probate cam on wveral dlftrreat day8 but only a vary 88011 portlon or eaoh day 18 takm upby the rpaolal tudge in oonnrotion with the prob8to aa8o. Bythir statamen it 18apparent that you ralre the qurstion 

### or whether or not the speoial judge 8houl.d **be**oo%pentiated for his 83rviOe8 for afull day whore aap 8ubrtantial 88niOe 13 **rendered** when in raOt the sprclal judgr work8 only a fraotlon of aday. Generally speaking thr law does not reoognlro fraotion8 0r dayr; and when it provide8 a 

### por dlen cozpenration for the 

### tlaeneoersarily devoted to :he dutie8 of an Offloe, thr offiorr in entitled to this daily ooffipeaeatfon for 3aoh day on whloh it bsoomesnsoei8sary 

### for hla to perrorn any subetantlal orrioial sdrvlo8, ii ha doe8 p3rrox-mthe 8~, regardless or the tine oooupied in it6 p0rr~rrlanoe. (ser oaae or Dallas Cwnty '18. Reynolds, 199 9. H. 702). ,cI .

Therefore, it le our opinion that the epeolal judge would be sntitled to the per dlaFI cospensation 

### for aaoh day onwClch ltbeuoms ueoeasary for him to 

### p0rrorm any substantial orfioiei lervice, if he dooe p0rrOm tha 8amarogaxlleae of the t:iae ocougiad in fts pmformence. Youra -fary truly

Ardell willianu

Assistant

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