Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows no signs of slowing down as she gets older, now having celebrated her 80th birthday. While battling through her illnesses, she has maintained her role not only as an active justice, but also as an active speaker and educator around the world. Her contributions support New York’s current proposal to raise the mandatory retirement age of state judges from 70 to 80.
The bill proposes to amend the state’s constitution to affect this change for many judges, including those on New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals. Once the bill makes it through the state legislature, it will also require approval by voters. Similar legislative proposals to either raise or eliminate age retirement ages for state judges are currently under consideration in 16 states. More importantly, however, New York’s proposal should be an impetus for Connecticut to take similar measures to raise the retirement of its own judges from 70 to 80.
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