Government
Oct. 9, 2012
Congress wrong to halt judicial pay raises, appeals court rules
A hefty boost to federal judges' paychecks could be in the works thanks to an en banc ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday that Congress was wrong to halt yearly cost of living increases for the judiciary.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A hefty boost to federal judges' paychecks could be in the works thanks to an en banc ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday that Congress was wrong to halt yearly cost-of-living increases for the judiciary.
The result - depending on further appeals and congressional willingness to accept the court's decision - could be a $25,000 per year addition to judges' a...
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