The CNMI chief justice gets $130,000 a year while the two associate justices get $126,000.
The Superior Court presiding judge is paid $123,000 while the four associate judges get $120,000 each.
The Senate on Friday was supposed to discuss Inos’s nomination, but they learned that the governor had already withdrawn it.
Senate Vice President Felix T. Mendiola, R-Rota, described the governor’s move as a “wise decision” that will help the Legislature identify funding for its critical public services.
“Our economic situation is not getting better,” the senator said.
The draft report of the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments and Government Investigation recommended that the Senate take no action on the nomination so that the cash-strapped government can save money.
The draft report also recommended “a re-examination of the structural make-up of the Superior Court considering the significant reduction of cases and the government revenues.”
Inos is the son of Rota Mayor Joseph S. Inos, a political ally of the governor.
