OTTAWA — The thorny question of whether federally-appointed judges should get a $28,000 to $38,000 raise from Ottawa will now be decided by the Federal Court.

Wednesday, the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association (CSCJA) filed the first-ever lawsuit asking the Federal Court to order Minister of Justice Sean Fraser to reconsider his decision to deny the judiciary the raise to their $414,900 annual salary.

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In the lawsuit, the association representing 1,400 sitting and retired judges said Fraser did not properly explain why he disregarded a recommendation by the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission for the raise.

“None of the three reasons given by the Government are legitimate reasons based on a reasonable factual foundation,” reads the CSCJA’s lawsuit.

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