Texas Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson’s $152,500 salary was more than enough

Re: “Low pay for state’s acclaimed chief justice may have high cost — It will be a huge loss if he decides to return to private practice, peers say,” Aug. 31 Business story.

If this article was meant to elicit sorrow for the fact that Texas Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson’s family of five finds that his salary of $152,500 creates a financial difficulty, I assure you that is not the reaction I had.

We would be living on easy street with an extra $100K in income. True, our six … [visit site to read more]