Why were the colonists unhappy that their judges salaries were paid by the king?

Answer 1

Money affect loyalties. If the judges were paid by taxes from the local citizens, the judge is likely to be more favorable to the locals since they are source of his income. However, since the judges were paid by the British Monarch, they were representative of his views and not those of the local population. In a number of instances, laws promulgated by British Parliament for the colonies were absurd or counter to the needs of the colonists (often from lack of proper information or ideological disagreements). As a result, colonists would skirt these laws, but the judges would support a rigid, pro-British interpretation of the proper way to behave because they were paid directly by the sovereign.

Answer 2

Money affects loyalties. If the judges were paid by taxes from the local citizens, the judge is likely to be more favorable to the locals since they are source of his income. However, since the judges were paid by the British Monarch, they were representative of his views and not those of the local population. In a number of instances, laws promulgated by British Parliament for the colonies were absurd or counter to the needs of the colonists (often from lack of proper information or ideological disagreements). As a result, colonists would skirt these laws, but the judges would support a rigid, pro-British interpretation of the proper way to behave because they were paid directly by the sovereign.