AR HB1202

Raises the mandatory retirement age for Arkansas judges and justices from 70 to 72 years old in the Arkansas Judicial Retirement System.

Allows judges and justices under age 72 who are receiving retirement benefits to resume those benefits if they are elected or appointed to another judicial office and forego receipt while serving.

Permits judges and justices not yet eligible to retire at age 72 to continue serving until completing the term in which they gain sufficient credited service to retire without losing benefits.

Requires loss of all retirement benefits if a judge or justice serves beyond the term needed to acquire sufficient credited service to retire.

Exempts judges or justices who were serving prior to July 1, 1965 from mandatory retirement age limits and allows them to continue serving at any age while remaining eligible for retirement benefits.