State Ex Rel. Williams v. Cage

O’NIELL, Chief Justice.

On November 18, 1939, the Honorable Hugh C. Cage, who was then judge of the Civil District Court, presiding in Division A, reached the age of eighty years. According to the provisions of Section 8 of Article VII of the Constitution the judge was compelled to retire at that age; and having served more than twenty years, he was entitled to full pay for life. In the last paragraph of that section in the Constitution it is declared:

“Any judge retiring hereunder, or upon reaching the age of eighty years as herein provided, shall notify the Governor and the Secretary of…