[CNYBBA-LISTSERV] judicial salaries

[Lynn Harper Wilson]

Saw this interesting item recently from ABI:
 
JUDICIAL PAY RAISE LEGISLATION HITS SENATE SNAGS 



It is looking unlikely that Congress will pass a long-overdue pay hike for
federal judges this year -- despite some early legislative successes and
behind-the-scenes lobbying by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., the Legal
Times reported today. A 29 percent salary increase passed both the House and
Senate Judiciary committees with the backing of editorial writers and
organizations including ABI. Soon after the Senate committee's Jan. 31 vote,
however, political and budget distractions slowed the momentum to the point
where one Senate staffer now says passage probably depends on "what other
bill we can attach it to" before the August recess. Otherwise, its fate may
be decided in a lame duck session of Congress at the end of 2008. One
complication is a last-minute amendment to limit travel reimbursements and
teaching fees. The Senate legislation would also adjust the so-called Rule
of 80 -- which requires a judge's age plus years of service to total 80
before he or she can retire at full salary at age 65 -- to a Rule of 84. 

 
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Lynn Harper Wilson, Staff Attorney
Office of Mark W. Swimelar, Chapter 12 & 13 Trustee
Northern District of New York (Syracuse)
     <http://www.cnytrustee.com/> http://www.cnytrustee.com
        e-mail:   <mailto:lhwilson at cnytrustee.com> lhwilson at cnytrustee.com
 
 
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