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Judges and Judiciary,
Government

Oct. 15, 2019

Bill to give judges early retirement and deferred benefits vetoed again

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a bill that would have allowed state judges to retire early, at age 60, and defer their defined retirement benefits.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed state judges to retire early, at age 60, and defer their retirement benefits.

This is the second consecutive year a bill to permit judges to retire before age 65 was rejected after passing the Legislature. Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill, also authored by John M.W. Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa, last year.

Under current law, judges must be 65 ...

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