Complex sentence: The remuneration of a judge may not be diminished while they remain in office but the refusal of most judges to pay the 2009 public service pension levy was said to demonstrate how out of touch with reality the judiciary had become.
Split into simpler sentences: The remuneration of judges may not be diminished while they remain in office. The refusal of most judges to pay the public service pension levy in 2009 was said by some observers to demonstrate how out of touch with reality the judiciary had become.