Forbes magazine estimates that about half of Fortune 500 CEO compensation for 2003 was in cash pay and bonuses, and the other half in vested restricted stock, and gains from exercised stock options. In the previous year (2002), it found salary and bonuses averaged $2 million.
A bachelor's degree plus sufficient relevant work experience are the only official requirements to become a judge in some jurisdictions. However, the overwhelming majority of judges have law degrees from three-year institutions as well. For federal and state positions, such degrees are usually mandatory.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: To be a real judge, you have to be a lawyer. To be a lawyer, you have to go to law school (full time, 3 years or part time, 4 years). To go to law school, you have to take the LSAT and graduate from an undergraduate institution, i.e., university or college.