At issue is a wrinkle in the state's judicial pay commission, which increased pay for judges last year, with the base pay for a Supreme Court justice growing to $ 193,000 in 2016 and $ 203,000 in 2018. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The disparity between judges» salaries and those of their private sector colleagues is frequently invoked as justification for judicial pay raises. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
Similarly, the decline in judicial pay in real terms since 1969 occurred largely during the inflationary period of 1969 - 1975; since 1975, salaries have stayed roughly within the same zone in real terms. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)