NY Chief Justice Judith Kay sues State of NY (for more pay!) Ripe for JURY TRIAL?!?

Chief Justice Sues the State of New York

Why no request by the "Chief Justice" for a TRIAL BY JURY? Might she know the wise Citizens would not look kindly on the corrupt judges and justices receiving MORE pay, there is "justice" in poor pay for poor work?

The New York Times reported on April 11, 2008 that the Chief Justice Judith Kaye in the state of New York has sued the state on behalf of the state's 1,250 judges claiming that the state has violated their constitutional rights for failing to pay them an appropriate salary. New York judges have not received a pay raise since January of 1999 and their salaries are nearly the lowest nationally, based on a cost of living comparison. A copy of the complaint filed by Chief Justice Kaye is available online and is worth the time to read.

How about the national television story of the "pay under the table" of a New York judge. Are we to believe that judge was the only judge receiving "extra pay". And what about "pay" as law school professors, does the "Chief Justice" include that income?

http://www.nylawyer.com/adgifs/decisions/041108complaint.pdf

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
JUDITH KAYE in her official capacity as
Chief Judge of the State of New York and
THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT
SYSTEM
Plain

against

SHELDON SILVER in his official capacity as SUMMONS
Speaker of the New York State Assembly Index No
THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY JOSEPH
BRuNO in his official capacity as Temporary
President of the New York State Senate THE
NEW YORK STATE SENATE DAVID
PATERSON in his official capacity as Governor
of the State of New York and THE STATE OF
NEW YoRK
Defendants

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS
You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon plaintiffs attorneys an answer to the complaint in this action within 20 days of service of this summons on you exclusive of the
date of service or within 30 days after service is complete if this summons is not personally
delivered to you within the State of New York

In case of your failure to answer judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint

The basis for the designated venue is the county in which plaintiff Chief Judge Judith Kaye resides
Dated New York New York
April 10 2008