The judge’s salary is set by the Judicial Compensation Commission, a body established in 1999 to set the compensation for all federal judges. The commission’s members are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
The commission’s current salary schedule, which is set for 2017, is $188,000 for a chief judge and $186,000 for a senior judge.
The salaries are set on a sliding scale, depending on the length of time a judge has been on the bench.
The schedule ranges from $140,000 for a judge who has been on the bench for less than five years to $190,000 for a judge who has been on the bench for more than 25 years.
The commission’s schedule for 2017 is $188,000 for a chief judge and $186,000 for a senior judge.
The commission also sets the salaries for the other judges on a court.
The commission’s schedule for 2017 is $140,000 for a district judge and $140,000 for a magistrate judge.