October 23, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Rettinger, Dittrich, O’Connor and Gustafson, cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and Cabral-Guevara. Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
AB552,,22An Act to create 757.023 of the statutes; relating to: setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record. AB552,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Article VII, section 24 (2), of the Wisconsin Constitution authorizes the legislature to set an age, of not less than 70 years, beyond which a supreme court justice or judge of any court of record may not serve, unless the person is appointed on a temporary basis as a reserve judge.
Under this bill, no person may be elected or appointed, other than as a temporary reserve judge, to serve as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record if the date of election or appointment occurs on or after the date the person attains the age of 75 years.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AB552,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB552,15Section 1. 757.023 of the statutes is created to read: AB552,,66757.023 Maximum age for justices and judges. (1) No person may be elected or appointed to serve as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record if the date of election or appointment occurs on or after the date the person attains the age of 75 years. AB552,,77(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a temporary reserve judge appointed under s. 753.075.
