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Committee hears bill to let some Kansas magistrate judges serve until 78
Summary
Senate Bill 129 would amend Kansas statute KSA 20-2608 to allow district magistrate judges who are regularly admitted to practice law and serve in counties with populations of 10,000 or fewer people to delay mandatory retirement until age 78 instead of 75.
Senate Bill 129 would amend Kansas statute KSA 20-2608 to allow district magistrate judges who are regularly admitted to practice law and who serve in counties with populations of 10,000 or fewer people to delay mandatory retirement until age 78 instead of 75.
The bill drew a briefing from legislative staff and largely neutral testimony from Norbert Merrick, a district judge in the Second Judicial District, who described the measure as narrow in scope and offered data and context about Kansas judgeship demographics. Merrick told the committee the proposal would apply only to a small number of judges and said he was testifying neutrally because of a personal acquaintance who could be affected.
"This bill would provide an exception to that rule to provide that district magistrate judges who are regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas, who serve in a county with a…
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