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NJ Bar Association Pans Proposal to Raise Retirement Age for Judges

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New Jersey is in desperate need of judges. There are dozens of vacancies in Superior Court, where most everyday cases are handled.

A state Senator is proposing to raise the mandatory retirement age of judges from 70 to 75. But the plan is being panned by the state Bar Association. WHYY's Kenneth Burns reports.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 1/23/23)

Kenneth Burns is WHYY’s South Jersey reporter. He joined the station in 2018 as an anchor. He also contributed stories and won a 2020 Keystone Media Award for one of them.