So is pay standardized?    I liked the link on the code of conduct.   It would seem the tool is their to remove a bad judge, but I'm not sure that it's used very much?     Iowa voted out 2 very good judges based only on their vote for the right of gays to marry (first in nation).    It was a bi-partisan court with appointees from both parties and the vote was unanimous.     A lot of Iowan's didn't like the rule Bob VanderPlaats a tea party conservative, got the vote to cause 3 up for realection defeated.   I notice in this last election, all the remaining judges were re-elected.  

One of those cases where the consitituion is not specific,   The decision was upheld on challenge as we know now.

Does a judge serve the law, or does he/she serve at the will of the people?   IMO justice sometimes stands on the side of the minority opinion.