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QUESTION: Is a county court judge who held the office of justice of the peace on July 1, 1957, eligible to seek reelection although he will attain the age of 70 before he completes half his term of office?

SUMMARY: Under s. 20(e)(2) of Revised Art. V, State Const., a county court judge who held the office of justice of the peace on July 1, 1957, is eligible to seek reelection although he will attain the age of 70 before he completes half his term in office. Under s. 8 of Revised Art. V, State Const., "[n]o justice or judge shall serve after attaining the age of seventy years except upon…