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Committee delays bill to raise judicial retirement age to 65 for judges taking office after July 1, 2026
Summary
Representative Levert introduced House Bill 406 to raise the retirement age for future superior-court judges from 60 to 65. Committee members raised constitutional and vesting concerns, requested additional drafting and actuarial analysis, and the sponsor agreed to prepare a substitute rather than move the bill in its current form.
Representative Levert introduced House Bill 406, proposing to raise the retirement age for superior-court judges from 60 to 65 for anyone who takes office on or after July 1, 2026. The committee did not advance the bill in its current form and asked the sponsor to prepare a substitute to address a range of issues raised by members.
"The main purpose of the bill is for any person who becomes a judge after July 1 of this year, their retirement age will go from 60 to 65," Representative Levert said, explaining that the change would align superior-court judges with appellate judges, who retire at 65. Levert said the change would apply only to judges taking office after the…
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