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SWS Survey on Judges & Lawyers

August 29, 2005

The Inquirer reports that lawyers have more access to resources and technology than members of the bench. 

<big yawn>

So what else is new? Should it be the other way around? Well, the Inquirer report seems so when it opens with the following line:

THERE ought to be a law.

They’re way off the mark here.  I can’t think of any judicial system in the world where judges make more money or have access to superior resources than practicing attorneys.  I understand in Singapore, judges are paid $100,000 a year — a substantial sum but I’m sure it’s less than what partners (and maybe senior associates) in major firms make.   (more…)

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