Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal salary ordinance for social insurance judges violates equality and arbitrariness by placing them two salary classes below the superior-court judges.
Decisione estratta
The lower salary classification is constitutionally permissible because the functional difference between serving as the sole cantonal instance and mainly as an appellate instance is a sufficient objective criterion.
Motivazione estratta
In abstract review, a cantonal norm is annulled only if no constitution-conforming interpretation is possible. The legislature has broad discretion in salary matters. The status of the social insurance court as the sole cantonal instance, unlike the ordinary upper courts, is a relevant functional distinction and can justify a pay difference of about 13%.