House Bill hb0017c1

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002               CS/HB 17

        By the Committee on Judicial Oversight and Representative
    Heyman





  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)  Who has served in a judicial office for a minimum

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

19  Court to be approved for temporary duty as a judge or justice,

20  except that an individual who has been approved for temporary

21  duty as a judge or justice prior to July 1, 2002, and who

22  otherwise meets the criteria of the Florida Supreme Court need

23  not have served in a judicial office for a minimum of 10

24  years; and

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

26  the Florida Supreme Court for retired judges or justices. Has

27  not been defeated in seeking reelection to, or has not failed

28  to be retained in seeking retention in, his or her last

29  judicial office; and

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

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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