Removes mandatory retirement age for certain judges and justices in New York.

This bill amends the judiciary law to remove the mandatory retirement age for certain judges and justices in New York. Specifically, it allows judges of the county court, surrogate's court, family court, city court, and district court to continue in office past the age of seventy, provided they were in office or appointed before the effective date of this act. This change applies only to those judges not otherwise required to retire by the state constitution.

Removes mandatory retirement age for certain judges and justices in New York.

This bill amends the judiciary law to remove the mandatory retirement age for certain judges and justices in New York. Specifically, it allows judges of the county court, surrogate's court, family court, city court, and district court to continue in office past the age of seventy, provided they were in office or appointed before the effective date of this act. This change applies only to those judges not otherwise required to retire by the state constitution.