Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 17, 2008
Senators Hope to Ban Judges From Educational Junkets
Two U.S. senators are trying to make a proposed pay increase for the federal judiciary more palatable to Congress by inserting into the legislation a ban on judges attending controversial all-expenses-paid educational junkets. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Russ Feingold, D-Wis., have circulated an early draft of their proposed amendment to the Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act, which is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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WASHINGTON - Two U.S. senators are trying to make a proposed pay increase for the federal judiciary more palatable to Congress by inserting into the legislation a ban on judges attending controversial all-expenses-paid educational junkets.
The senators, Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Russ Feingold, D-Wis., h...
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