Moorhead Judge Loses Battle Over Retirement Age in Minnesota
A Ramsey County district court judge ruled that the Minnesota Constitution gives the legislature authority to impose the mandatory retirement
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Judge Galen Vaa of Moorhead has lost his legal challenge to a Minnesota law that forces judges to retire at the age of 70. Judge Vaa claims the mandatory retirement age for district court judges is discriminatory and unconstitutional. A Ramsey County district court judge ruled that the Minnesota Constitution gives the legislature authority to impose the…
