In Year-End Report, Chief Justice Urges Swift Action on Judicial Pay Increases

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. is calling on Congress to make approval of a judicial salary increase "a first order of business" when it comes back from recess this month. In his third annual year-end report on the state of the judiciary, Roberts also pledged to work on improving relations with the other branches of government and to continue reforming procedures for handling complaints of judicial misconduct.