Raising the retirement age for Pennsylvania judges from 70 to 75 may strike many as common sense, given the longer lifespan of people these days.
A proposed constitutional amendment pending before legislators, however, could cause a cascade of complications, depending on the timing of any decision lawmakers make to put the measure before voters for final approval.
Twenty judges will turn 70 next year, and under current law would have to resign by the end of 2015. Elections would be held.
When the retirement age was extended in the past, at least one judge argued he could remain on the bench even after voters elected to replace him. For a while, both were allowed to serve.
Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman said lawmakers will have to consider this potential dilemma.
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