Pennsylvania's High Court Justices Among Highest Paid in Nation

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There's a reason why lawyers sometimes refer to the men and women of Pennsylvania's highest court as "The Supremes."

A Tribune-Review analysis finds that the justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court are among the best compensated jurists in the nation. Only two states paid their top judges more than the $186,450 that Pennsylvania annually pays its justices, according to a recent survey by the National Center for State Courts. Pennsylvania's chief justice is paid $191,876 per year.

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Pennsylvania's High Court Justices Among Highest Paid in Nation

Pennsylvania's seven justices have more law clerks -- five to seven each -- than the nine justices of the Supreme Court. What's more, each justice has a taxpayer-funded car lease topping out at $600 a month. Taxpayers pick up the tab for the justices' offices in pricey private buildings close to home.

In all, taxpayers pay in excess of $1 million a year per jus...

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