Manhattan Judge Orders Pay Raises for New York Judges
A lawsuit brought by four New York judges has proved to be successful for them. They argued that it was unconstitutional to link judge’s salaries to pay raises for state legislators. For these judges, it’s been a long time coming. They haven’t had a pay raise since 1998.
The 17-page decision directed defendants Gov. David Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno to remedy the pay issue by adjusting the judges’ compensation to reflect an increase in the cost of living, since salaries were last adjusted in 1998, and to provide for the hikes to be retroactive.
There’s a second lawsuit following suit and it’s expected to have a similar outcome.
