Federal Judge Resigns, Cites Stagnant Salary and Costs of 7 Children
A Los Angeles federal judge has announced he is resigning because the stagnant salary makes it difficult to support his seven children, all under the age of 18.
U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson, 44, will retire on Nov. 2, the National Law Journal reports. He released a statement criticizing Congress for failing to give federal judges a pay hike.
“The costs associated with raising our family are increasing significantly, while our salary remains stagnant and, in terms of purchasing power, is actually declining,” he said. “The short of it is that I know I must place my family’s interest, particularly the future of my children, ahead of my own fervent desire to remain a federal judge.”
Larson was a magistrate judge from 2000 to 2006, when he was confirmed as a district judge.
