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Committee hears brief explanation of magistrate-judge retirement proposal; questions on retirement age and COLA

Rules Committee · February 27, 2026
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Summary

During the Rules Committee meeting, a presenter described a magistrate-judge retirement proposal that would let magistrates form their own board and said the change would not require state funding; members asked about retirement age and whether a COLA was included.

A presenter identified in the transcript as Sarah Harvard described a proposal involving magistrate-judge retirement arrangements at the Rules Committee meeting on Feb. 26. Harvard said magistrate judges "are still out there wanting to retire, but they wanna put their own board," and that the proposal "doesn't require any state money," though it would need a statutory amendment to allow the change.

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