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Dave315's avatar

Given the life tenure and the ability to take senior status, how many federal judges actually retire?

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John A's avatar

I know a smart state trial judge who said being appointed to the federal bench is like winning the lottery. I was silent for a few seconds as I realized there was so much truth to that. Literally.

By the way, I disagree with the tired statement that the salary of the federal judges is a lot lower than many attorneys. It’s not true. In addition I know the salary of many judges that were appointed to the federal bench and for a large majority their appointment was a large increase in salary.

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