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HR 4208 101th Congress House Law Judicial compensation

To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow judges who are at least 62 years of age to retire if they have served for at least 25 years.

Introduced: March 7, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 13, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Mar 7, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 7, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal judicial code to allow Federal judges who have attained the age of 62 and completed 25 years of service to retire on salary from regular active service.

What's happening now March 13, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 7, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 7, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4208: To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow judges who are at least 62 years of age to retire if they have served for at least 25 years.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4208/
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"H.R. 4208: To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow judges who are at least 62 years of age to retire if they have served for at least 25 years.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4208/.
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H.R. 4208, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4208/.
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[H.R. 4208: To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow judges who are at least 62 years of age to retire if they have served for at least 25 years.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4208/)
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