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Monday, May 23, 2011

Generous Pensions For Judges Survive Cuts To Other State Workers

While the governor and legislature this year raised what state workers and teachers pay into their pension plans and cut benefits for future employees, the state’s most generous retirement plan survived completely unscathed – the pensions for judges. The 351 retired judges (or their spouses) get an average pension of $68,000 a year, and 113 of the judges, who must retire at 70, can also earn up to a third of the annual salary by continuing to process cases around the state.

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  1. AnonymousMay 23, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    If you read the whole article, you will understand. I have no problem with having pensions serve as compensation when we are asking our brightest legal minds to take a pay cut when they also have families to feed, college to pay for, etc. No story here, folks.

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  2. AnonymousMay 23, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Just O'Malley looking out for his wife. Doesn't realize how the rest of us are hurting.anbrees

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