[LorenC]

You don't suppose the Perkins lawyer who became the clerk for the Judge in Santa Ana did that for nominal clerk's compensation

I think your definition of "nominal" must differ from mine. Because given his two years in the private sector, Velamoor's starting salary as a federal clerk would've been about $70,000.

[David]

I think your definition of "nominal" must differ from mine. Because given his two years in the private sector, Velamoor's starting salary as a federal clerk would've been about $70,000.

Obviously is--he took a pay cut of around a hundred and fifty grand. Doubt that he would have done that without some side compensation scheme.