On Election Day, New Yorkers will vote on an amendment to the State Constitution, popularly referred to as Proposition 6, that, if approved, will materially improve the quality and administration of justice. Proposition 6 will enable our courts to more effectively manage ever-growing caseloads by ending the antiquated practice of automatically forcing active and productive judges off the bench when they reach age 70, while making sure that the pipeline for new judges to enter the judiciary remains open.
New York’s Constitution currently requires all state judges to retire at age 70. This age restriction unnecessarily deprives the state of many accomplished judges who can still competently and productively perform their duties. Proposition 6 would first of all allow judges of our highest court, the Court of Appeals, to serve out their 14-year terms of office until the age of 80.
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