Senate Bill sb0424c1

    Florida Senate - 2001                            CS for SB 424

    By the Committee on Judiciary and Senator Jones





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  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.

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  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)  Who has served in a judicial office and meets the

18  criteria of the Supreme Court to be approved for temporary

19  duty as a judge or justice Has not been defeated in seeking

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

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

22         (b)  Whose practice of law is limited as provided by

23  the Supreme Court for retired judges or justices Is not

24  engaged in the practice of law.

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

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    Florida Senate - 2001                            CS for SB 424
    308-1503-01




  1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
  2                              SB 424

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  4  This committee substitute changes the definition of "retired
    judge" and "required justice" for purposes of persons
  5  qualifying for temporary judicial duty. The bill provides that
    a retired judge or justice is someone who has served in a
  6  judicial office, who meets the supreme court's criteria for
    approval to serve in temporary duty as a judge or justice, and
  7  who has limited their practice of law in accordance with the
    requirements of the supreme court for retired judges or
  8  justices.

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