I was just over at the Star Tribune's new "data center." At this site, the Strib is attempting to provide a central area for raw data that may (or may not) have some meaning to the public at large.
Curious what I could glean, I poked around a bit in the salary area. Here for, example, is a list of what folks make at the AG's Office, which is less than what one would make as an attorney working for Hennepin County (click here). Want to know what your favorite law professor over at the U of M makes? Click here.
I'm not sure about the utility of this yet. (The Strib promises more data is forthcoming.) A good portion of the data currently at the site (e..g. from home sale prices to Level 3 sex offenders) could be easily found elsewhere -- although I suppose a one-stop shopping site might make a data search marginally easier. Hopefully, the fact that the Strib is providing the raw information doesn't mean it will have any less of a commitment to putting the data in context. This is a valuable service when provided by knowledgeable reporters.
In any case, here's the link to the data center. I leave it to you to decide the value of the raw information it provides.
Showing posts with label judicial salaries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label judicial salaries. Show all posts
Monday, July 21, 2008
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Federal judges looking for a little holiday cash
The U.S. Senate today is considering a bill that would raise the salaries of federal trial court judges by 50 percent, the Wall Street Journal law blog reports. The measure seeks to raise the salaries of the judges from $165,200 to $247,800. (Click here for more.)
Here in Minnesota, we might think that 50 percent seems like a heckuva' raise. However, it's hard to argue that federal judges shouldn't get substantially more than $165,000 when some newly minted law grads are making that at big law firms. I can't imagine it's easy for federal judges to know that their clerks will probably make more than them in a couple of years.
On the other hand, at least the federal judges don't have to put up with a mouse-infested facility like the even more underpaid state judges in Hennepin County. This, no doubt, has to do with the fact that the federal government, unlike the state, has the death penalty.
Here in Minnesota, we might think that 50 percent seems like a heckuva' raise. However, it's hard to argue that federal judges shouldn't get substantially more than $165,000 when some newly minted law grads are making that at big law firms. I can't imagine it's easy for federal judges to know that their clerks will probably make more than them in a couple of years.
On the other hand, at least the federal judges don't have to put up with a mouse-infested facility like the even more underpaid state judges in Hennepin County. This, no doubt, has to do with the fact that the federal government, unlike the state, has the death penalty.
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