Supreme Court overturns equal-pay decision because of judge's death
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court Monday overturned a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision on equal pay because Judge Stephen Reinhardt of Los Angeles died 11 days before the ruling was announced.
"Federal judges are appointed for life, not for eternity," the Supreme Court said in a brief, unsigned opinion.
During his long career, Reinhardt was a liberal leader of the 9th Circuit and voiced a certain pride in being reversed often by the more conservative Supreme Court.
On April 9, the 9th Circuit, based in San Francisco, issued an opinion in a Fresno, California, school case that was written by Reinhardt for the 6-5 majority.
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