> Anything like that would not be something expected from country's best laywers. A judge given a quarter million USD salary must be the best of the best in per

> Anything like that would not be something expected from country's best laywers. A judge given a quarter million USD salary must be the best of the best in performance, and not to deputise his most important duties. $250k is what 4th year lawyers at big firms like Cravath make. Partners can make 10x or more, and a lot of the work of partners is done by associates. [0] If an associate has clerked for a supreme court justice, they can expect bonus of $400k. [1] I don't know of a justice who has gone back to private practice, but it doesn't take too much to imagine that their salary would be much, much more than a quarter million USD. [0]: https://abovethelaw.com/2018/06/first-firm-matches-the-new-and-improved-cravath-pay-scale/ https://abovethelaw.com/2018/06/first-firm-matches-the-new-a... [1]: https://abovethelaw.com/2018/11/400k-is-now-the-official-market-rate-for-supreme-court-clerk-bonuses/ https://abovethelaw.com/2018/11/400k-is-now-the-official-mar...