Editing Judge (section)

===Judge as an occupation===
Judges must be able to research and process extensive lengths of documents, witness testimonies, and other case material, understand complex cases and possess a thorough understanding of the law and legal procedure, which requires excellent skills in logical reasoning, analysis and decision-making. Excellent writing skills are also a necessity, given the finality and authority of the documents written. Judges work with people all the time; by the nature of the job, good dispute resolution and interpersonal skills are a necessity.<ref name="thebalance" /> Judges are required to have [[good moral character]], i.e. there must be no history of crime. Professional judges often enjoy a high salary, in the U.S. the median salary of judges is $101,690 per annum,<ref name="thebalance">{{cite web|url=https://www.thebalance.com/judge-job-description-career-profile-2164303|title=What Does It Take to Be a Judge? Job Description and Career Profile|website=thebalance.com|access-date=18 March 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930131934/https://www.thebalance.com/judge-job-description-career-profile-2164303|archive-date=30 September 2017}}</ref> and federal judges earn $208,000–$267,000 per annum.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-compensation|title=Judicial Compensation|work=United States Courts|access-date=2018-08-20|language=en}}</ref>