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HJ0009 • 2012

Mandatory judicial retirement.

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to remove any mandatory retirement age for supreme court justices and judges of other courts in Wyoming.

Inactive

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Sponsor
Representative Zwonitzer, Dan
Last action
2012-03-07
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HJ0009H2001

2nd reading • ZWONITZ,DN

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by ZWONITZ,DN

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HJ0009HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by H01

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HJ0009HS001.01

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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HJ0009HS001.02

Standing Committee • H01

Failed

Plain English: Failed Standing Committee by H01

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Bill History

  1. 2012-03-07 Senate

    S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)

  2. 2012-02-23 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2012-02-23 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  4. 2012-02-22 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  5. 2012-02-21 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  6. 2012-02-21 House

    Amendment Failed

  7. 2012-02-20 House

    H Passed CoW

  8. 2012-02-20 House

    Amendment Failed

  9. 2012-02-20 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  10. 2012-02-20 House

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2012-02-17 House

    H Placed on General File

  12. 2012-02-17 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  13. 2012-02-16 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  14. 2012-02-15 House

    H Received for Introduction

  15. 2012-02-14 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2012
STATE OF
WYOMING
12LSO-0326.E1

HOUSE
JOINT RESOLUTION

NO.
HJ0009

Mandatory judicial retirement.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn., Berger, Brown, Connolly, Gingery, Patton and Stubson

A BILL

for

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to
modify the
mandatory retirement age for supreme court justices and judges of other courts in
Wyoming
.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING, two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting separately, concurring therein:

Section 1.

The following proposal to amend Wyoming Constitution, Article 5, Section 5 is proposed for submission to the electors of the State of
Wyoming
at the next general election for approval or rejection to become valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors at the election:

Article 5, Section 5.

R
etirement and compensation of justices and judges.

Subject to the further provisions of this section,
the
legislature shall provide for the
voluntary
retirement and compensation of justices and judges of the supreme court and district courts, and may do so for any other courts, on account of length of service, age and disability, and for their reassignment to active duty where and when needed.

The office of every such justice and judge shall become vacant when the incumbent reaches the age of seventy (70) years, as the legislature may prescribe; but, in the case of an incumbent whose term of office includes the effective date of this amendment, this provision shall not prevent him from serving the remainder of said term nor be applicable to him before his period or periods of judicial service shall have reached a total of six (6) years.

The legislature may also provide for benefits for dependents of justices and judges.

Section 2.

That the Secretary of State shall endorse the following statement on the proposed amendment:

The adoption of this amendment would remove the current mandatory retirement age of seventy (70) for
Wyoming
supreme court justices and
Wyoming
judges.

(END)

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