Lawsuit: Maryland's Mandatory Judicial Retirement at 70 Violates Equal Protection Clause
The Daily Record (Baltimore) › November 05, 2009
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A 69-year-old Baltimore Circuit Court judge is taking the state to court, charging the mandatory judicial retirement age of 70 is unconstitutional.
Judge Charles G. Bernstein filed suit in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The action charges that the mandatory judicial retirement approved by Maryland voters in 1932 violates the federal constitution's Equal Protection Clause.See the full content of this document
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Lawsuit: Maryland's Mandatory Judicial Retirement at 70 Violates Equal Protection Clause
The lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction barring the state from forcing Bernstein off the bench on his upcoming birthday, Dec. 29.
"This is a judge who ha...See the full content of this document
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