[Almondjoy]

Ok genius.. cite the NY consitution that allows for a judge to tell the state who and what to pay people?

[jude24]

The judge argued that the Legislatures' refusal to compensate judges for the erosion of their pay due to inflation is a violation of the Constitutional guarantee of a competent and independent judiciary.

It's a tenuous argument, but not an unprecedented one (Goodheart v. Case, 521 Pa. 316 (1989), aff'd 523 Pa. 188 (1989).)

It is poor argumentation to criticize a position before you have researched the opposing side.

[jude24]

Also, do note: the judge refused to award damages. He just declared the current situation unconstitutional because it compromised the independence of the judiciary, and asked the Legislature to voluntarily craft a remedy.