Bill Text: FL H0345 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Revising Age Limits for Judges and Justices
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee [H0345 Detail]
Download: Florida-2012-H0345-Introduced.html
HJR 345 |
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2 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 8 |
3 | of Article V of the State Constitution to increase the |
4 | age after which a justice or judge may no longer serve |
5 | in a judicial office. |
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7 | Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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9 | That the following amendment to Section 8 of Article V of |
10 | the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to |
11 | the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next |
12 | general election or at an earlier special election specifically |
13 | authorized by law for that purpose: |
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16 | SECTION 8. Eligibility.-A |
17 | eligible for the office of justice or judge of any court unless |
18 | the person is an elector of the state and resides in the |
19 | territorial jurisdiction of the court. A |
20 | not |
21 | years except upon temporary assignment or to complete a term, |
22 | one-half of which has been served. A |
23 | for the office of justice of the supreme court or judge of a |
24 | district court of appeal unless the person is, and has been for |
25 | the preceding ten years, a member of the bar of Florida. A |
26 | person is not eligible for the office of circuit judge unless |
27 | the person is, and has been for the preceding five years, a |
28 | member of the bar of Florida. Unless otherwise provided by |
29 | general law, a |
30 | county court judge unless the person is, and has been for the |
31 | preceding five years, a member of the bar of Florida. Unless |
32 | otherwise provided by general law, a person is |
33 | for election or appointment to the office of county court judge |
34 | in a county having a population of 40,000 or fewer |
35 | person is a member in good standing of the bar of Florida. |
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38 | REVISING AGE LIMITS FOR JUDGES AND JUSTICES.-The State |
39 | Constitution currently prohibits a justice or judge from serving |
40 | in a judicial office after attaining the age of 70 years except |
41 | upon temporary assignment or to complete a judicial term, if |
42 | one-half of the term has been served. This proposed amendment |
43 | increases the age after which a justice or judge may no longer |
44 | serve to 75 years of age. However, a justice or judge who has |
45 | attained the age of 75 years may continue to serve upon |
46 | temporary assignment or to complete a judicial term. |
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