The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-10-24
New Jersey judicial salaries.

The Judges of the higher courts are
the best paid officials in thus State, and
the following facts and figures from the
Railway Censor, comparing their compen-
sation with that of Federal Judges and ju-
dicial officers in other States, explain why
none of them are anxious to be Governor,
at salary of $4,000 year.
The Justices of the Supreme Court of the
United States receive each SO 900 per an
mum. The Chief Justice $40, 500. The
Justices of the United States Circuit Courts
receive Sc, 600 per annum. The Judges of
the United States District Courts receive
different rates Of compensation. In forty
tour districts they receive $500; in nine
districts. 81 1000; in one district, 81, 500. and
in one district California;, $4,000 Judge
Nixon, of New Jersey, is in the $4,000
class.
In twenty -four States the Supreme Court
Judges receive 81 900 or less, some as low
as $4,000; in three States, 81, 500; in five
States, SIS, 500; in three States, sc, 900. In
New York the Judges of the Court of APP
peals receive 81 900, and in Pennsylvania
the Supreme Court Judges receive SIS, 900.
The Chief justices in most Of the States
receive $500 additional.
In New Jersey the Chief Justice re-
ceives salary of 81 500 and the Associate
Justices $500, with an ssextra allow
ance" to each of two per cent. for all
over 5000 population in each circuit.
The Chancellor receives $4,000; the Vice
Chancellor Sc, 900 year and $40 for each
actual days work in addition. By the
extra allowance law of 1880, increasing
salaries two per cent. upon excess of
600 population of circuits, the salaries
were increased to $1,000 for the Associate
Justices and 81, 500 for the Chief Justice,
making 500, 800 in all. But this "extra
allowance" increased the total to ST., 914
and resulted in paying the Judges of our
courts greater compensation than the
Judges of similar courts are paid in any
state in the Union.
The sums received by eur judicial Off
GERS for the year ending October 31st,
1885, were as follows Chancellor
cellor John L. Bird, So, OS0: Vice Chan.
cellor Abraham V. Van Fleet, $7,770;
Chief Justice Mercer Beasley, SO, 564;
Justice Manning NJ. Knapp, SO, 15e;
Justice David A. Depue, $9,196; Justice
Joel Parker, 1924; Justice Edward W.
Seudder, 81, 1856, Justice Jonathan Dixon,
81 $40; Justice William J. Magic, 81 431 !;
Justice Alfred Reed, 1924; Justice Ben
nett Van SICKLE, 81, 900
The Vice Chancellors receive S., 900 per
annum for their talents and $40 per day
for their time. Bird put it in 303 days
and Van Fleet PIT days. The salaries of
the Supreme Court Justices are read
justed at every State or Federal census.
The figures given as paid last year do not
represent the payments paid this year,
since the 18th of May last, the date Of the
State enumeration; and now all the JUS
tees receive an increase, excepting JUS
tees Magic and Van SICKLE. Justice Ma
gie's circuit has decreased in population,
and his pay is reduced at the rate of $40
per annum. Justice Van Syckle's district
does not reach to $4,000, 80 he gets netL-
ing extra. Justice Knapp is now receiy-
ing at the rate of $40, 206 per year, and
Justice Depue at the rate of $9.675 If
this law is not changed until the next Fed
eral census, in 1890, the Justices of the
Essex and Hudson Circuits will have what
the printers would call an exceedingly
STAT take"