See: http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2008/12/another-pay-raise-for-marylands-judges.html
From the Baltimore Sun
Proposed pay raise for judges rejected
February 25, 2009
The General Assembly overwhelmingly approved legislation that effectively rejects proposed salary increases for Maryland judges but sets up a mechanism for possible pay raises next year. Lawmakers balked at a recommendation from the Judicial Compensation Commission, an independent panel, that judges get a pay increase of almost $40,000 over the next four years. But the bill calls for the panel to convene in September to consider judicial salary levels, instead of at its next scheduled meeting in four years. The House of Delegates voted 132-to-1 for the bill yesterday, after Senate approval earlier this month. Gov. Martin O'Malley plans to sign the bill, a spokesman said
This is as bad as the AIG scam.
ReplyDeleteMarty wants to make sure his wife (a judge) makes more than he does, so they will still have plenty of dough coming in after he is defeated for reelection.