Judge/Magistrate Salaries. How much does a Judge/Magistrate make? The median annual Judge/Magistrate salary is $158,008, as of March 31, 2017, with a range usually between $154,989-$176,828, however this can vary widely depending on a variety of factors.
On Aquinasâs view, a law is âa rule or measure of human acts, whereby a person is induced to act or is restrained from actingâ (ST IaIIae 90.1). Elsewhere, he describes a law as a âdictate of practical reason emanating from a rulerâ (ST IaIIae 91.1).
Case law, also known as precedent or common law, is the body of prior judicial decisions that guide judges deciding issues before them. Depending on the relationship between the deciding court and the precedent, case law may be binding or merely persuasive.