A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To iNCREASE the age limit for service as a justice or judge of the general court of justice to seventy‑six years of age.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑4.20 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑4.20.  Age limit for service as justice or judge: exception.
No justice or judge of the General Court of Justice may continue in office beyond the last day of the month in which the justice or judge attains 76 years of age, but justices and judges so retired may be recalled for periods of temporary service as provided in Subchapters II and III of this chapter."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 135‑57(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Any member who is a justice or judge of the General Court of Justice shall be automatically retired upon attainment of the mandatory retirement age specified in G.S. 7A‑4.20."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to justices and judges serving on or after that date, provided that nothing in this act shall be construed to automatically halt the retirement process of a justice or judge that has already initiated that process.