Judge claimed €92k in expenses last year

ONE district court judge claimed €91,909 in expenses last year – three times the industrial wage – on top of a salary of €147,000.

The figure is part of a total of €2.3 million claimed by the judiciary in 2009 in expenses.

This included a bill of €40,138 on wigs and gowns, a rise of 53% on what was claimed last year.