With legal challenges to Louisiana’s mandatory retirement age for judges pending in Baton Rouge and New Orleans — and qualifying for this fall’s judicial elections across the state just days away — Louisiana’s top court is being urged to wade into the muddy waters and provide clarity. The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss lawsuits filed by 19th Judicial District Judge Janice Clark and New Orleans Magistrate Judge Harry Cantrell in June and April, respectively. The Louisiana Constitution includes a mandatory retirement age of 70 for judges. However, it allows them to serve out the remainder of their terms if they reach that age while in office. Clark, of Baton Rouge, is 73 but wants to seek re-election to another six-year term. Cantrell, 72, is New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s father-in-law and likewise wants to run again. Veteran 19th JDC Judge Janice Clark challenges mandatory retirement at age 70; She’s 73 Janice Clark, the 19th Judicial District Court’s senior judge, has filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s mandatory retirement age for member… Qualifying for the Nov. 3 elections is July 22-24. In legal papers filed last week at the state Supreme Court, the Attorney General’s Office… Read full this story
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