Judicial Pay Archives

Having reached age 70 earlier this year, Chief Judith S. Kaye must, under New York law, retire by December 31^st. Yesterday, Judge Kaye gave what she called her "swan song" speech (full text available at http://nycourts.gov/). The New York Times reports that, although Judge Kaye praised Hon. Jonathan Lippman (whom she appointed Chief Administrative Judge of New York State in 1996), she did not endorse a successor. As the Times notes, Judge Kaye was the first woman appointed to be chief judge and is the longest-serving chief judge in New York history.