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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 18, 2007

Congress Mulls Salary Raise for Judiciary

WASHINGTON - The federal judiciary is facing some opposition in Congress to its demands for a salary increase that would lift the earnings of a district judge above that of a first-year associate at a major law firm.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - The federal judiciary is facing some opposition in Congress to its demands for a salary increase that would lift the earnings of a district judge above that of a first-year associate at a major law firm.
      That's because certain lawmakers don't want to tinker with the current system that ties pay for district judges with that...

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