Senate Bill sb0424

    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 424

    By Senator Jones





    40-511-01                                             See HB 5

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to retired judges; amending s.

  3         25.073, F.S.; redefining the term "retired

  4         justice" or "retired judge" with respect to

  5         certain justices or judges assigned to

  6         temporary duty; providing an effective date.

  7

  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 25.073, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         25.073  Retired justices or judges assigned to

13  temporary duty; additional compensation; appropriation.--

14         (1)  For purposes of this section, the term "retired

15  justice" or "retired judge" means any former justice or judge

16  who:

17         (a)  Has served in a judicial office for a minimum of

18  10 years and meets the criteria of the Florida Supreme Court

19  to be certified as a judge or justice Has not been defeated in

20  seeking reelection to, or has not failed to be retained in

21  seeking retention in, his or her last judicial office; and

22         (b)  Is not engaged in the practice of law.

23         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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26                       LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

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      Redefines the term "retired justice" or "retired judge"
28    with respect to justices or judges who are assigned to
      temporary duty to include any former justice or judge who
29    has served in a judicial office for a minimum of 10 years
      and meets the criteria of the Florida Supreme Court to be
30    certified as a judge or justice and is not engaged in the
      practice of law.
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