Since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in September ordered the reinstatement of judicial pay raises that were repealed last year, a number of questions have arisen. Pennsylvania Law Weekly columnist Samuel C. Stretton addresses the question of whether judges were acting unethically when they sought their pay raises. What he's discovered during this controversy is that the public has a profound lack of understanding of the role of the judiciary.
October 18, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Q: I have been reading articles about the judicial pay raise in Pennsylvania, the decision in the Stilp case and alleged lobbying by judges. Is there anything unethical about judges seeking pay raises?
A: The answer is absolutely nothing was wrong. The debate and discussions that have occurred in the press show a profound lack of understanding of the role of the judiciary.
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