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Federal judges face pay gap as Clinton appointees jump to state courts
The piece notes a rising crisis of underpayment for federal judges, citing Martin Jenkins moving from a lifetime federal post to a California state appeals seat with a 20 percent salary increase. It contrasts 2009 pay with no cost of living adjustment for judges, discusses private sector earnings for judges and political inaction on raises, and cites opinions from officials like James Duff and Eric Posner on the issue.
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Washington
Martin Jenkins
Jenkins
California
John Roberts
Roberts
House
Senate
House of Congress
Congress
James C. Duff
U.S Courts
Duff
Eric Holder
Covington & Burling
Michael Mukasey
New York
Timothy Lewis
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Lewis
Mark Filip
United States
Edward Nottingham
California Court of Appeal
San Francisco
Bill Clinton
Federal
Clinton
Nora Manella
David Levi
Levi
Duke University
Law School
Durham
N.C
University of Chicago
Eric Posner
Posner
Stephen Choi
New York University
G. Mitu Gulati
Duke
Richard Posner
Chicago
Michael Sullivan
U.S
Massachusetts
Boston
Mukasey