The Dallas Morning News recommends in the 2023 election for Proposition 13, which would raise the mandatory retirement age of Texas judges and justices to 79...
This constitutional amendment would raise the mandatory retirement age for Texas judges and justices from 75 to 79 and the minimum retirement age from 70 to 75.By 2030, the number of people 75 and older in the labor force is expected to rise 96.5%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Under current law, Texas judges and justices are required to retire at that age.We support raising their mandatory retirement age to 79 to be in line with national labor trends.
Nearly two-thirds of state judges who voluntarily left the bench in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 cited retirement as a major reason for their decision, according to a May 2022 report by the state Judicial Compensation Commission. That same report noted that the majority of state judges and justices are older than 55.. Dallas Morning News editorials are written by the paper's Editorial Board and serve as the voice and view of the paper.
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