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D.C. Code § 11-1502: Tenure.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 11. Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]
- Chapter 15. Judges of the District of Columbia Courts.
- Subchapter I. Appointment; Qualifications; Service of Judges.
Subject to mandatory retirement at age 74 and to the provisions of subchapters II and III of this chapter, a judge of a District of Columbia court appointed on or after the date of enactment of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970 shall serve for a term of fifteen years, and upon completion of such term, such judge shall continue to serve until the judge’s successor is appointed and qualifies.
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