Federal Court Judges: Mandatory Retirement

Federal Court Of Appeal Dept: Federal Court judges face mandatory retirement at 75 years old, but are sometimes called on to act as deputy judges after they've retired, according to CBC. The Federal Court's chief justice had ruled that, since deputy judges don't hold office, they aren't covered under the law that enforces retirement age and retired judges over the age of 75 can't preside over Federal Court cases, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled. Deputy judges are current and past superior, county or district court judges called on by the Federal Court chief justice to act as Federal Court judges. They're paid per diems for the cases they hear and don't have offices or salaries. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.