" I think judicial should experience a salary freeze for 10 years and then come back and revise his/her post. "

" The public is well aware that it is not the state that lures lawyers into the judiciary, but judicial elections are controlled in New York State by the political parties. It is a matter of pleasing the party and so it is not a position for which only the brightest need apply. It is also strange to equate judicial salary with private practice when the judicial office is supposed to be public service, paid by taxpayers.
As to those first year salaries, that is paid only by the few top earning law firms, who are able to bill those salaries to wealthy corporations. But as reported, many of those first year associates do not stay around for years. They also have to put in many hours to earn their pay, which is not the case for judges who work less than a 9-5 job. Also disregarded are the benefits that come with the judicial office especially the lucrative pensions that judges receive after retirement. We do not see judges resigning by the drove because of dissatisfaction with salaries. In these days when many people are losing their jobs, and homes and have to resort to food stamps to survive, the judges should appreciate that they are getting a salary and without any accountability for job performance. In fact the judicial function of trials is becoming a fading phenomena, reduced to oral arguments on papers, or to settlements of cases or delegated to hearing officers.
Whatever happened to the legal profession as a noble profession, championing justice for the good of the people. Alas it has been degenerated to big business championing for money
that should be matched with judicial salaries. "

" When you underpay people in positions of authority it lends itself to corruption. "