The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-17
rBE PAY or FEEDER judges.
why Csagsess should Pass tine Mseo nm
rreyhilnx for Increases.

~ Ihs EDITOR nv IHE NUM- hay
| "sc' th'- uhr thht ohSr"Ss 90 y, 'ea>'
m"""'oir lhS'l'r In our rheraI lhu''"''
w '"- "s''"r OF salaries me 'omp"hS'
~" pa" y" f"l"fal Judges mas r''"N '"
''".'oh OF many mNN'f-' hor'n'
'"''h' eIN, "hh "r-t anu various h"r ~
y" u''on" nave Expressed Their -"nt'm'n'-
! '" w" "Hr'' 'ha' thr present salaries pawn
!" 'he fru"rhl Judges are entirety MADE
| "ua'r. anu kno" that this - the opinloh
"I tah"fS AZ The bar IN the mn" 'ir'uits
"i the hlt"u states ~ present the 'h'r'
'uStic" OF The nited states supreme onr'
gers siH.""a wear. and the Associate Justices
s-%S the circuit Judges 5000. an'i the
p's'ri'' Judges sseO
| IN view OF the position which the Justices
OF Tue supreme Court hold before tn" world.
their country and ia the life here AZ Wash
ION. ana IN View OF the cost OF living IN
Washington and the social du'ls~> IMPOSED
upon them hy virtue Of their high and rep
r.s"n'a,lN" positions. though they receive
| III dollars more than the Federal. 'tr"nt
anu District Judges. tn" difference between
'hrir salaries and those OF the Federal.
Circuit and District Judges IL more I'M
aginary than real
IN" salaries paid our Federal Judges har"
never been adequate nor hav" tn. compare.
lively small increases mad" since 1919 kept
pac. with the increased cost OF living. with
the increase IN the growth OF our popuia
| ton. with the Increase in th. per capita
wealth of the citizen. with ia. iInm.n-.
wealth and Development Of III. resources
Of our country. or with tho enormous in
crease IN HE litigation IN our Federal courts
believe that no courts in the world have
20 deal with MANY important questions
affecting the rights and liberties of the in
aiNiduai a. are daily presented To our Fed
eral courts in the United States. and yet We
pay the Judges OF our Federal courts. who
give MP their life to such important work. "A
beggarly pittance. out Of which IN view nj
the social position which they hold and
which We demand that they sustain, II must
be exceedingly diffcult IL not impossible
TO pay the living expenses Of th"msrlN"-
and their families ard az tho same ims pro
vide decently for their families after their
death
| believe that no Judges Of the riIi priIs
courts or OF courts Of Intermediate" appeal
in England an, paid 80 hui. a. our Fed
eral. Circuit and District Judges in IA"
nited States receive" In England IA"
Justices OF the highest court OF appeals re-
Ceivc SIS OHO a wear whil" the Lord Chan I
c"lior receives $4,000 year
Largely beCau-" of ia" honor ~ the pos.
ton. up To- the present time W. have been
exceptionally fortunate. a. - general rule.
in the character and quality or ~" men .
who have fll"i our Federal bench biit .
the fact thar good m"n - rule will accept .
ihns" positions - no reason shv they should
no' IN addition 20 "a" honor which comes .
from the position receive an alternate
wage
In IN. present situation of aT.Ir- many
abb. lawyers no. po~S--stnc In,irrrnd.u'
means could not ia - a place on the Federal
bench IN Justic" To- th..iI families h.,ttI,.,
N the bar they can EASILY mas. from two
to -four or az, times the dtuu,rut OF fr,. salary
paid to tho Federal. tricmt or DISTRICT
Judge l know Of a. beast tpn instances
"h.r" DISTINGUISHED and >rr, anl.. LAWYERS.
men Who had ~" m"..ri. Other than their
s.la ri-- ~ Federal .Iud-,, who had Is,n
an ornament 10 th. profession ana proved
themselves 20 IL. an nruaIncn; to m" bench
after Accepting N" positions at Federal
Judges and hndIn-: rhon-.Irr- trahl" Ia
support and properly rrD,td" for their
families. were OBLIGED tn r.'-a.n and return
to IN" bar These. mon ar" nov ~frcc~-ill
practitioners arid mas" several 'rni"- is.a
amount of the salary that VII +. rd tn then,
a. Federal Judges Roth "I them r,,-i. ned
thor positions with great r"er.'
such u condition "i AFFAIR." ~h"uld not
b" permitted Ia "ontInu" The I..l.r.L
b-nrh should h" nllcs hv the h.-i ..tv v,.rS
and men of m" highest character. nutWuh-
n" fact that fhny may h. men ~ hn
do not p"~~''>. independent means | hold
no brief tor the Federal Judges or tor