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39 | 65 | | An Act relating to judicial retirement; mandating |
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40 | 66 | | retirement of certain judicial officers upon certain |
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41 | 67 | | age; authorizing completion of ce rtain term; |
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42 | 68 | | authorizing certain retirement benefits; prohibiting |
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43 | 69 | | election, retention, or appointment of certain |
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44 | 70 | | persons; providing for codification; and providing an |
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45 | 71 | | effective date. |
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51 | 77 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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52 | 78 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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53 | 79 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1407 of Title 20, unless there |
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54 | 80 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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55 | 81 | | A. As authorized pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 11 o f |
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56 | 82 | | Article VII of the Oklahoma Constitution, a Justice of the Supreme |
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57 | 83 | | Court, a Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals or of the Court of |
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58 | 84 | | Civil Appeals, or a district or associate district court judge shall |
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59 | 85 | | retire when he or she reaches seventy -five (75) years of age; |
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60 | 86 | | provided, however, such appellate Justice or Judge or district or |
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61 | 87 | | associate district court judge may complete the term during which he |
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62 | 88 | | or she turns seventy -five (75) years of age if he or she chooses to |
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91 | 141 | | Judge or district or associate district court judge shall receive |
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92 | 142 | | retirement benefits as provided by law. |
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93 | 143 | | B. An appellate Justice or Judge or district or associate |
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94 | 144 | | district court judge who has reached seventy -five (75) years of ag e |
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95 | 145 | | on or before the effective date of this act shall retire on the |
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96 | 146 | | effective date of this act; provided, however, such appellate Justice |
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97 | 147 | | or Judge or district or associate district court judge may complete |
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98 | 148 | | the term during which this act was enacted if he or she chooses to |
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99 | 149 | | complete such term. Upon retiring, each such appellate Justice or |
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100 | 150 | | Judge or district or associate district court judge shall receive |
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101 | 151 | | retirement benefits as provided by law. |
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102 | 152 | | C. No person shall be eligible for election , retention, or |
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103 | 153 | | appointment to any appellate or district court who has reached |
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104 | 154 | | seventy-five (75) years of age prior to or on the date of election |
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105 | 155 | | or appointment. |
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106 | 156 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. |
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