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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3351 (2026)

 Automatic retirement on age.

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SUBCHAPTER D

RETIREMENT

 

Sec.

3351.  Automatic retirement on age.

3352.  Pension rights.

§ 3351.  Automatic retirement on age.

Judges and magisterial district judges shall be retired upon attaining the age of 75 years.

(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days; Nov. 24, 2015, P.L.229, No.62)

 

2015 Amendment.  Section 3(2) of Act 62 provided that the amendment shall take effect upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin of the notice of adoption of an amendment to section 16(b) of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania which provides for mandatory retirement at 75 years of age. The notice was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on January 28, 2017, at 47 Pa.B. 418.

2004 Amendment.  See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.

Special Provisions in Appendix.  See section 23 of Act 142 of 1976 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to existing judicial officers.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: In re Mark B. Cohen, J., 349 A.3d 865 (Pa. 2026).
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In re Mark B. Cohen, J., 349 A.3d 865 (Pa. 2026). “On October 7, 2024, the CJD issued an order immediately suspending Judge Cohen without pay for the remainder of his term of service, ending on December 31, 2024 (the date of his mandatory retirement under 42 Pa.C.S. §3351 (“Judges and magisterial district judges shall be retired…”
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