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Originally posted by wrightd:
What is a typcial annual salary not including bennies for a federal bench judge ? If his salary is drawn from the feds, is that basically a civil servant or some variation thereof ? Is it on a chart instead of being negotiated as salaries generally go in the private sector, with annual increases for time in service etc. ? And if so is he forced to retire after a certain age, unlike SCOTUS Justices who can die on the job ?

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Once a judge meets age and service requirements he or she may retire and will then earn his or her final salary for the remainder of his or her life, plus cost of living increases. The "Rule of 80" is the commonly used shorthand for the age and service requirement for a judge to retire, or assume senior status, as set forth in Title 28 of the U.S. Code, section 371(c). Beginning at age 65, a judge may retire at his or her current salary, or take senior status, after performing 15 years of active service as an Article III judge (65 + 15 = 80). A sliding scale of increasing age and decreasing service (66 + 14, 67 + 13, 68 + 12, 69 + 11) results in eligibility for retirement compensation at age 70 with a minimum of 10 years of service (70 + 10 = 80).[7][8][9]

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As of 2018, federal district judges are paid $208,000 a year, circuit judges $220,600, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court $255,300 and the Chief Justice of the United States $267,000. All were permitted to earn a maximum of an additional $21,000 a year for teaching.[2]

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Originally posted by JALLEN:

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Originally posted by wrightd:
What is a typcial annual salary not including bennies for a federal bench judge ? If his salary is drawn from the feds, is that basically a civil servant or some variation thereof ? Is it on a chart instead of being negotiated as salaries generally go in the private sector, with annual increases for time in service etc. ? And if so is he forced to retire after a certain age, unlike SCOTUS Justices who can die on the job ?

Article III judges serve “during good behavior” i.e., for life. They can retire, resign of course. Not many do. Most take senior status, as follows:

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Once a judge meets age and service requirements he or she may retire and will then earn his or her final salary for the remainder of his or her life, plus cost of living increases. The "Rule of 80" is the commonly used shorthand for the age and service requirement for a judge to retire, or assume senior status, as set forth in Title 28 of the U.S. Code, section 371(c). Beginning at age 65, a judge may retire at his or her current salary, or take senior status, after performing 15 years of active service as an Article III judge (65 + 15 = 80). A sliding scale of increasing age and decreasing service (66 + 14, 67 + 13, 68 + 12, 69 + 11) results in eligibility for retirement compensation at age 70 with a minimum of 10 years of service (70 + 10 = 80).[7][8][9]

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As of 2018, federal district judges are paid $208,000 a year, circuit judges $220,600, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court $255,300 and the Chief Justice of the United States $267,000. All were permitted to earn a maximum of an additional $21,000 a year for teaching.[2]

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Originally posted by wrightd:

Wow, that's not a terrible amount for what they bring to the table. I guess. Interesting.