"I am disappointed,” Judge Lippman said after the results came in. “We were unable to get a..."

“I am disappointed,” Judge Lippman said after the results came in. “We were unable to get a consistent message across that people should be judged on their ability to do the job and not on some outdated conceptions of age.”

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there’s an ageism angle they’re trying to play up, tempting, but to force retirement will mean that new judge appointments give opportunity to undue endemic racism.

Plan to Raise Judges’ Retirement Age to 80 Is Rejected

(via phyrecracker)