Judicial Elections

The Sixth Circuit <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Judges.6th.pdf">affirmed</a></strong> Tuesday that a Michigan law preventing anyone older than 70 from being appointed or elected to a judicial position does not violate the Equal Protection clause, as it serves the legitimate purposes of “preserving the competency of the judiciary” and reducing “partisan appointments of judges.”

DETROIT — The Sixth Circuit affirmed Tuesday that a Michigan law preventing anyone older than 70 from being appointed or elected to a judicial position does not violate the Equal Protection clause, as it serves the legitimate purposes of “preserving the competency of the judiciary” and reducing “partisan appointments of judges.”

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