Bills have been introduced in both houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to either eliminate the mandatory retirement of judges in the year in which they turn 70 or raise the mandatory retirement age to 75. But the legislation may have an uncertain future with legislators.

State Senator Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery/Bucks, is the prime sponsor of legislation in the Senate. His bill, which would eliminate mandatory retirement altogether, has seven co-sponsors.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]