Jan. 1, 1999: Judges receive their last raise: a 21 percent increase as part of a deal between the Legislature and Governor George E. Pataki that also includes salary boosts for legislators and state government agency heads. In return, the Legislature accedes to Mr. Pataki’s demand that charter schools be established in the state.
Feb. 25, 2004: Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye decries a system that forces judges to “beg and plead” for pay raises from their counterparts in co-equal branches of government and promises to submit legislation for automatic cost-of-living increases for judges.
