Chief Justice Asks Congress for Judicial Pay Increases
0 Comments Published by Kedar January 1st, 2009 in Court Procedure, John Roberts, Judicial SalariesThe Chief Justice issued his annual report to congress on the federal judiciary and once again asked for a raise in the salaries of federal judges. The Chief Justice pointed out that federal judges were the only federal employees who didn’t get a Cost-of-living adjustment for 2009. He praised the way the courts have scaled [...]
Federal Judiciary Doesn’t get COLA for 2009
1 Comment Published by Kedar December 12th, 2008 in Congress, Judicial Salaries, Justices and JudgesTony Mauro has a
Joe Biden and the Judiciary
0 Comments Published by James August 26th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Clarence Thomas, Current Events, Presidential Election, Supreme CourtBarack Obama has chosen a running mate that shares his views on fiscal policy, healthcare, education, the war on terror, and…Clarence Thomas? It seems that the presumptive Democratic nominee, fresh off his remarks at Saddleback, has selected Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) as his VP. Biden is widely-respected as the Chair of the Senate Committee on [...]
Judges Have Lives Too
0 Comments Published by Kedar September 22nd, 2007 in Congress, Court Procedure, Justices and JudgesThe folks over at the Sentencing Law and Policy blog (creatively named after a textbook published with the same name and written by the same authors) have broken the news of Federal District Judge Paul Cassell’s retirement. Ordinarily this wouldn’t be a major issue, but the WSJ law blog highlights the most important part of [...]
