Judicial Pay Raises Still a Priority, Lawmakers Tell Judicial Conference
Although ongoing efforts are being made to keep the federal courts operating as efficiently as possible, congressional lawmakers still consider long-awaited judicial pay raises a priority.
After a closed-door meeting today between the Judicial Conference of the United States and congressional leaders, Judge Anthony Scirica told reporters that, while “we have to get our national economic house in order,” lawmakers are sympathetic to the judiciary’s plea for higher salaries, reports the Blog of Legal Times.
Scirica, who chairs the executive committee of the Judicial Conference, is chief judge of the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. The Judicial Conference is the policy-making body of the federal judiciary.
Earlier related coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Judicial Conference Cost-Cutting Focuses on Pay, Court-Sharing”
ABAJournal.com: “Judicial Conference Asks Congress for 13 More Bankruptcy Judges”
