[ilovetux]

> How much could a good lawyer with a long and distinguished career make in the private market? That's how much we should be paying our judges.

That would maybe make sense if we were able to reign in their conflicts of interest. The private market would set a fiduciary duty on many lawyers in a number of capacities, but nothing like that exists for the SCOTUS.

As it stands now, there is no way to hold the justices (or really any elected or appointed official) accountable.