NEW YORK, NY December 20, 2007 —REPORTER: Kaye says she'll file a lawsuit if the increase isn't approved, but that she'd rather avoid this if possible.

KAYE: We're now on the first day of the 10th year that Judges have absolutely no salary adjustment. So, I wanted to say that's pretty shabby - don't you think so? We want to get great judges, we want to attract the best people, we want to keep them.

REPORTER: Governor Spitzer says he supports a salary hike for the state's judges, but approval rests with the legislature. Judges currently make an average of $140,000 annually. Their last raise was in 1999.