>Christie attacks jurists’ motives in pension case
Gov. Christie questioned the motives of two state Supreme Court justices Thursday after the court agreed to fast-track a case involving a Superior Court judge’s challenge to a new requirement that judges – like other state employees – pay more toward their health insurance and pensions.
The suit maintains that the higher contributions in effect reduce judicial salaries and thus violate the state Constitution provision that the salaries of Supreme Court and Superior Court judges “shall not be diminished during their term of appointment.” (DeFalco, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
