SB175

Proposes increasing the mandatory retirement age for Hawaii state justices and judges to seventy-five years.

This bill proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to raise the mandatory retirement age for state justices and judges from seventy to seventy-five years. The amendment would also include these justices and judges in any state retirement laws. The change would apply to justices and judges of the supreme court, intermediate appellate court, and circuit courts, while judges of district courts would follow existing laws. The amendment requires voter approval.