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Comparing Judicial Compensation: Apples, Oranges, and Cherry-Picking

2008; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

10.2139/ssrn.1106244

1556-5068

Reed Watson, Matthew W. Wolfe,

Judicial and Constitutional Studies

United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts describes the American judiciary as the envy of other constitutional democracies. But in one respect, the judiciary apparently trails others: judicial pay. Citing higher salaries of judges in other countries, Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justices Stephen Breyer and Samuel Alito have all argued that inadequate judicial pay leads to a decline in judicial performance and quality.