In Split Decision, NY Judges Lose Ageism Suit on Appeal
The New York County Courthouse in Manhattan. (Courthouse News photo/Adam Klasfeld) (CN) — The septuagenarian judges who sued New York court administrators over their forced retirement will indeed have to leave the bench, a panel of appellate judges ruled Tuesday. In a 3-2 decision, the Third Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division ruled that the court system did not violate the state constitution when it used pandemic-related budget cuts as a reason to deny recertification to judges older than 70. While 70 is New York’s mandatory retirement age, judg...
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