Federal Judges to get Pay Raise

[DrLeftover]

April 23, 2013 10:08 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t stop some federal judges from getting cost-of-living increases promised to them by Congress but never paid, a move that could end up increasing the salaries of all federal judges.

The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal of a decision ordering the money to six federal judges. Congress in 1989 limited federal judges’ ability to earn money outside of their job, giving them instead automatic cost-of-living increases. But Congress withheld those cost-of-living increases in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2007 and 2010, while giving other federal employees their promised increases.

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/04/23/supreme-court-wont-stop-federal-judges-getting-cost-of-living-increases-despite-sequester-cuts/

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Nice, eh?

 

[Evil Eye]

Lovely.

They should get what was promised to them, but this isn't exactly the time. I'm sure they can adequately cover their living expenses...

 

[DrLeftover]

Oh yeah....

The current salary for district court judges is $174,000, and for circuit court judges, $184,500. According to the American Bar Association, if all of the promised cost-of-living adjustments had been paid, circuit and district court judges’ salaries would be approximately $262,000 and $247,000. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts adds that a district judge who has served since 1993 has “failed to receive a total of $283,100 in statutorily authorized but denied pay,” and that total would be even higher for circuit judges.

 

[Evil Eye]

More than adequately, definitely.