Raising the mandatory retirement age for magistrate judges regularly admitted to practice law who serve in counties with a population of 10,000 or fewer people.

This bill raises the mandatory retirement age for specific magistrate judges in Kansas from 75 to 78 years old. It directly affects district magistrate judges who are regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas and serve in counties with populations of 10,000 or fewer people. The key change modifies existing law (K.S.A. 20-2608) to extend the retirement age for this group, while other retirement provisions for judges remain unchanged. The bill does not alter retirement benefits or apply to judges in larger counties.