Judges have gone 10 years without a raise, so where was Judge Judith Kaye and the Office of Court Administration for those first seven years (“Judges Sue for Raises. . .” Editorial, April 12)?
From 1999 through 2005, OCA attention and resources were concentrated on back-door political scheming to secure judgeships for inexperienced court administrators, while issues like judicial pay were back-burnered.
As a result, the judiciary has become a political commodity and judicial pay part of the regular trade in Albany.
Kaye’s lawsuit attempts to create the illusion that she and court administrators are part of the solution when they are really the root cause of the problem.
Charles Compton
The Bronx
Kaye has set new standards in judicial hubris.
Her newly filed lawsuit against Gov. Paterson and both legislative houses shows just how out-of-touch with the times our third branch really is.
One would think that a judiciary so rife with scandal would be somewhat less boisterous when demanding $40,000 raises.
But not ours. With a straight face, each year the chief judge tells thousands of court employees who make a third or less of her salary that there is no money for decent raises.
Michael Windram
Senior Court Officer
Brooklyn
The nerve of Kaye. How can she even think of demanding a raise?
The next thing we know, she’ll be demanding a better starting salary for police officers and firefighters.
Their salary of $25,000 far exceeds what they deserve in the great city of New York.
Richard Carlson
Manhattan