
$255,300/yr Salary
A Supreme Court judge who chooses to retire at 70, with 10 years of service, or age 65, with 15 years of service, is eligible to receive his entire ending salary each year for the rest of his life.
The Supreme Court has a three-month recess, which the justices receive as vacation time. During this period, they do not have any judicial obligations and are free to do as they please. When court is in session, they receive a great deal of administrative assistance from clerks who read petitions sent to the court and summarize them for the justices. Clerks also assist the justices in writing their opinions on cases. Because of their lifetime appointments, the justices, unlike Washington's politicians, can make decisions without worrying how it will affect their tenure in office.
Justices earn side money by speaking at events for a fee or lecturing at universities during the recess. Many also earn advances and royalties from memoirs and other publications.
@926,243 (B)
That’s good, it means they are free from undue influence. It’s what a bunch of republican appointed justices ended up being liberals. See: Stevens, Souter, and even Kennedy and O’Connor to a lesser extent
I see Matt cried and got a post removed.