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Attorney General Advocates Pay Raise for Federal Judges
January 18, 2007 — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales said he thinks federal judges should receive a pay raise. His comments about judges' pay were among those made in a January 17, 2007, speech about the federal judiciary.
According to the speech text, Gonzales said, "I believe that judicial independence also would be strengthened if judges were paid more. I'm not going to argue that federal judges are not earning a livable wage. And I'm not going to argue that the government can or should match dollar-for-dollar the potential private-sector salaries these dedicated men and women could make.
"But there should be some meaningful effort to increase salaries to allow the judiciary to attract and retain the best legal minds – lawyers who could find far more lucrative ways to ply their trade," he said.
Gonzales said that he has talked with "too many potential judicial nominees" who declined federal judgeships because they felt they could not afford to serve. "I hope the Congress will consider enacting a meaningful pay raise for judges, so that future candidates for judicial office will not be faced with that choice, and so that judicial independence will be strengthened," he said.
The attorney general quoted Chief Justice John Roberts' 2006 year-end report, in which the chief justice said, "If judicial appointment ceases to be the capstone of a distinguished career and instead becomes a stepping stone to a lucrative position in private practice, the framers' goal of a truly independent judiciary will be placed in serious jeopardy."
Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code is the Bankruptcy Code’s “liquidation” chapter
Lawyers sometimes refer to it as a “straight bankruptcy.” It is used primarily by individuals who wish to free themselves of debt simply and inexpensively, but may also be used by businesses that wish to liquidate and terminate their business.
Definition:
Bankruptcy filed by the debtor itself; data from the U.S. Administrative Office of the Courts subdivides bankruptcies into voluntary and involuntary.
Chapter Twelve
Definition:
Family farmer bankruptcies; created by Congress in 1986 (Chapter 12 became effective on November 26, 1986 and is now a permanent Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code); only a family owned farm business can qualify for Chapter 12
Substantive consolidation
Definition:
The combination of the estate of one debtor with the estate of one or more other debtors and the application of the combined estate to satisfy their combined liabilities.
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