1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to courts; creating an exception to mandatory retirement date for judges 
1.3 	in office on December 31, 1973;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 
1.4 	490.125, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 490.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Exception. Any judge in office on December 31, 1973, who shall have 
1.8 	attained 70 years of age on or prior to such date shall retire upon the expiration of the term 
1.9 	of office of such judge.

1.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2008.