Legal Opinion
Sabo v. Casey
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 14, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-7945, 91-0073PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
I. Factual Background
Plaintiffs 1 are state judges sitting in the Courts of Common Pleas in either Philadelphia County or Delaware County, all of whom have or will reach age seventy before the expiration of their current terms of office. Plaintiffs are challenging the constitutionality of Article V, § 16(b) of the Pennsylvania Constitution which mandates that all judges be retired upon reaching the age of 70 years. 2 The judges are bringing this action under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Age Discrimination Act (“ADEA” or…
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- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Freund v. FlorioDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1992
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- Sabo (Albert F.) v. Casey (Robert P.)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Sabo (Albert F.) v. Casey (Robert P.) Kremer (I. Raymond) v. Casey (Robert P.)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991