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HB 1984 Judicial retirement; any member who attains 73 years of age shall be retired 20 days after convening

Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Mandatory judicial retirement. Increases the mandatory retirement age under the Judicial Retirement System from 70 years of age to 73 years of age. The provisions of this bill apply to justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia and judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia effective July 1, 2015, and only to those judges of the circuit, general district, and juvenile and domestic relations district courts who are elected or appointed to an original or subsequent term commencing on or after July 1, 2015. This bill is identical to SB 1196.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Judges; mandatory retirement. Increases the mandatory retirement age under the Judicial Retirement System from 70 years of age to 73 years of age.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Judges; mandatory retirement. Increases the mandatory retirement age of judges from 70 to 73 if, for any judge who attains 70 years of age, the General Assembly authorizes the judge to continue serving the current term or upon expiration of the current term elects such judge to an additional term. If so authorized or elected, such judge shall be retired 20 days after the convening of the next regular session of the General Assembly that follows the date such judge attains 73 years of age.