| 1 | House Joint Resolution |
| 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: |
| 14 | ARTICLE V |
| 15 | JUDICIARY |
| 16 | SECTION 8. Eligibility.-A No person is not shall be |
| 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 No justice or judge may |
| 20 | not shall serve after attaining the age of seventy-five seventy |
| 21 | years except upon temporary assignment or to complete a term, |
| 22 | one-half of which has been served. A No person is not eligible |
| 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 No |
| 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 no person is not eligible for the office of |
| 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 shall be eligible |
| 33 | for election or appointment to the office of county court judge |
| 34 | in a county having a population of 40,000 or fewer less if the |
| 35 | person is a member in good standing of the bar of Florida. |
| 36 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| 37 | ARTICLE V, SECTION 8 |
| 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. |