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Article III, Section 1, says they shall "receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office":
The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.
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The Constitution says Congress cannot lower the pay of the Supreme Court justices; however, the Justices' pay was sometimes reduced in the early 19th century, although the circumstances surrounding the adjustment and how Constitutional issues were resolved is left in question.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes. Article III, Section 1 stipulates that US Supreme Court justices are to be paid for their services, and that their pay cannot be reduced during their term of office.
Article III, Section 1
"The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office."
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∙ 13y agoYes, if they qualified for retirement benefits. As of 1984, retired US Supreme Court justices receive full benefits if they have served a minimum of 10 years as a federal court judge, and their age and years of service, combined, total 80.
In 2010, the annual salary of an Associate Justice was $213,900 and that of the Chief Justice was $223,500.
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