State Superior Court Assignment Judge Linda Feinberg set off a furor last week when she ruled that increases in the cost of pensions and health care benefits for judges and justices were, in effect, pay cuts that are forbidden by the state Constitution. Although [Governor Chris Christie] appealed the decision Tuesday, he is intent on seeking a constitutional amendment to bypass it.
As for Feinberg ruling in favor of the justices, [Mount Laurel Mayor Jim]Keenan dismissed the notion that Christie was "politicizing the judiciary.""It is simply common sense and fairness," he said.
Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver went on record last week opposing the constitutional amendment, which would require legislative approval before being put before voters.
Senate President Stephen Sweeney said he would wait for the case to make its way through the courts before deciding what to do.
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Gov. Chris Christie: Elitist Judges Must be Stopped
They're in every level of the judiciary system. We've given judges too much power and it has gone to their heads.
ReplyDeleteHey, I know a couple of elitist judges: Judge Randy Kennedy and Judge Judith O'Shea to mention just two.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the worst of the worst is the Judge Greer who presided in the Terri Schiavo case.