ALBANY – By failing to grant the state’s judges a raise for 11 years, the Legislature has created a “crisis” that violates the separation of powers doctrine, the Court of Appeals ruled yesterday.
The Court concluded, 5-1, that the continued linking of judicial pay to unrelated issues was threatening the judiciary’s independence.
Arguments and Briefs in the Cases
Before the Court of Appeals
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