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May 10, 2019
Retired judges sue over limits for temporary assignments
A trio of retired judges has sued the Judicial Council over new rules that effectively expel them from the Assigned Judges Program.
Retired San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Quentin L. Kopp, left, and Thomas W. Jackson of Furth Salem Mason & Li LLP are representing three retired judges who are suing the state Judicial Council.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A trio of retired judges sued the Judicial Council over new rules that effectively expel them from the Assigned Judges Program.
They are challenging changes to the program that went into effect Jan. 1 limiting a retired judge to 1,320 days of total service in the program. Mahler et al. v. Judicial Council of California et al., CGC19575842 (S.F. Super. Ct., filed May 9, 2019).
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