Monday, January 29, 2007

"If we want to continue to attract the best and the brightest to the bench, we need to pay them more than second-year associates."

That's Guy Lewis in yesterday's Miami Herald, commenting on the debate about whether federal judges should be paid more.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can't believe that Guy went out on a limb like that.

Anonymous said...

What we pay judges now is definitely not getting us the best and the brightest. For that matter, we haven't been getting the best and brightest for a long, long time. But does that have to do with money? And should it? What ever happened to the reward of public service? That, plus a buck sixty-five, plus benefits and life tenure should be plenty. And if it isn't, maybe they should just return to private practice where the riches will follow -- if they are the best and brightest.

Anonymous said...

didn't guy lewis leave public service to make a shit load of money in the private sector?

Anonymous said...

Guy Lewis left public service because he was forced out when Bush replaced him as US Attorney, then would not appoint him to a judgeship.

Anonymous said...

Speaking of judges, does anyone know who the members of the Fort Lauderdale magistrate judge selection panel are? They don't appear to be listed on the court's website