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Relating to the mandatory retirement age of magistrate judges
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: HF 2260
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 2, 2022
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2260
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2260 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2260 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Magistrate judges would be allowed to stay in their jobs until they turn 78. Currently, people cannot be appointed to this role once they reach age 75. This change makes the retirement age for magistrate judges the same as it is for senior judges.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the mandatory retirement age of magistrate judges. The bill increases the mandatory retirement age from to 78, which is the same mandatory retirement age of senior judges. The bill also provides that a person is not qualified to be appointed as a magistrate if the person is at the time of appointment. Under current law, a person who reaches the age of is not qualified to be appointed as a magistrate judge.
House subcommittee
Named January 25, 2022. On January 26, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Lobbying
3 for · 0 against · 3 undecided · Who →
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