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New Jersey Retirement Age for Judges and Justices Amendment (2014)
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A New Jersey Retirement Age for Judges and Justices Amendment did not make the November 4, 2014 ballot in New Jersey as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. At least two measure proposing raising the age for mandatory retirement of judges and justices were proposed in the 2014 legislative session. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 150, which was being primarily sponsored by Assemblyman David Wolfe (R-10), Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-16) and Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-23), would have raised the mandatory retirement age from 70 to 75.[1] Assembly Concurrent Resolution 150, which was primarily sponsored by Assemblyman John McKeon (D-27) and Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-18), would have raised the retirement to 72.[2]
Both measures would have amended Article VI, Section VI, paragraph 3 of the New Jersey Constitution.
Background
As of 2014, New Jersey's state constitution mandated retirement of judges and justices at the age of 70.
Support
ACR 129 supporters
- Assemblyman David Wolfe (R-10), sponsor
- Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-16), sponsor
- Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-23), sponsor
- Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-30), cosponsor
ACR 150 supporters
- Assemblyman John McKeon (D-27), sponsor
- Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-18), sponsor
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Jersey Constitution
At the time in New Jersey, proposed constitutional amendments had two ways of achieving ballot access. The New Jersey Legislature could either qualify it with supermajority approval of 60 percent in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions. This measure did not receive the necessary supermajority required for a 2014 ballot placement. ACR 129 was introduced on March 10, 2014, and was referred to the Judiciary Committee. On June 6, 2014, it was reviewed by the Pension and Health Benefits Commission and recommended to enact.[3]
ACR 150 was introduced on May 15, 2014, and was referred to the Judiciary Committee.[4]
See also
- 2014 ballot measures
- New Jersey 2014 ballot measures
- List of New Jersey ballot measures
- New Jersey courts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ '126th New Jersey Legislature, "Assembly Concurrent Resolution 129," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ 126th New Jersey Legislature, "Assembly Concurrent Resolution 150," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey ACR 129, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Open States, "New Jersey ACR 150, 2014-2015 Regular Session," accessed June 25, 2014
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