Like the majority of states, Michigan prohibits the appointment or election of judges who have reached a certain age. Michigan’s 1906 constitution caps the age of judicial service at 70 years old. In 2013, two Michigan state senators introduced a joint resolution that, if passed by the state legislature, will ask voters to decide whether to remove the age limit altogether. Would you vote for this measure? Why or why not? Consider that no such age limit exists for other Michigan state officials, nor are federal judges subject to forced retirement at a specified age. Does this fact impact your answer?
