NEW YORK LAWYER SALARY SURVEY: (New York Magazine)

First-year public defender, Legal Aid Society - $45,922
First-year assistant district attorney, Manhattan - $50,000
first-year associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges - $125,000
Parking-violation judge - $126,072
District attorney Jeannine Pirro , Westchester - $136,700
District attorney Robert Morgenthau , Manhattan - $150,000
Jury consultant and trial strategist - $512,500
Chairman, Sullivan & Cromwell (H. Rodgin Cohen) - $4 million

and, last, but not least:

Judy Sheindlin (Judge Judy) - $30 million