A NEW TWIST ON TOSSING OLD PEOPLE
There is a judge in the northern part of the state. He is good at his job, attentive, energetic, fair and universally appreciated by the lawyers and parties who appear before him.
Under the Illinois scheme, he would just run for retention, get more than 60% of the vote and keep right on judging. The only problem is he is 75 years old. There is an Illinois Law that says judges over 75 cannot run for retention (Based on what medical research?).
Here's the real kicker. A lawyer who is NOT a judge can be over 75 and RUN FOR JUDGE.
So this good judge's option is to get kicked off the bench and then RUN FOR HIS OWN SEAT.
This is not the first time this has come up. There was an instance of it fairly close to the Basin.
Age Discrimination is a bad idea. Age Discrimination, unevenly applied is a worse idea.
posted by UMRBlog @ 07:00
2 comments
2 Comments:
I agree. You gain knowledge with age. It's similar to the mandatory retirement age for Airline pilots, even if they show no sight, hearing, or mental impairment.
According to my own statement, I should be really smart.
Hmmm--- I guess my statement does not always apply!
well...some people gain knowledge with age...some people have 25 years of experience, and some people have 1 year of experience 25 times. Of course that has nothing to do with the fact that the law described above is stoopid.
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