Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 3, 2025
Retired judges face uphill battle in challenge to assignment limits
A group of retired judges arguing that California's 1,320-day cap on temporary judicial service discriminates by age faced tough questioning from a 1st District Court of Appeal panel. Justice Kathleen Banke pushed back on claims of disparate impact, pointing to a lack of evidence showing intentional age-based bias.
An appeals court hearing went poorly for a group of retired judges who challenged limits on the Temporary Assigned Judges Program on Wednesday.
Justice Kathleen M. Banke of the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 1 repeatedly sparred with Daniel S. Mason, the attorney for the judges, over the "statistical significance" of arguments he used to try to show the policy discriminated against older judges.
The case challenged a 2018 policy limiting participation ...
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