The erosion of federal judicial salaries continues to be a thorny problem, according to a recent study by the GAO, which found that pay rates for federal judges and justices decreased 20 percent to 34 percent from 1970 to 2006. But two bills introduced in the House and Senate last spring would give federal judges a 16.5 percent pay increase. The legislation would also terminate the linkage between judicial cost-of-living increases and those for members of Congress -- a touchy issue that may doom the bills.
August 04, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The erosion of federal judicial salaries continues to be a thorny problem, according to a recent study by the Government Accountability Office, which looked at pay rates for judges and executive branch officials from 1970 to 2006.
The GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, reported that the basic pay rates for all of the examined federal pay plans increased in “nominal” dollars, or amounts not adjusted for inflation, from 1970 to 2006.
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