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Baton Rouge judge can keep seat despite election after turning 70; high court cites pandemic delays

  • audreykennedy7
  • Jan 28, 2022
  • 1 min read

A sharply divided Louisiana Supreme Court refused Friday to remove Baton Rouge City Court Judge Johnell Matthews from the bench, rejecting arguments that she's constitutionally barred from holding office because she reached the state's mandatory judicial retirement age of 70 before her coronavirus-delayed election in 2020. Read more...

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