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TRAFELET v. THOMPSON

No. 78-1941.

594 F.2d 623 (1979)

Raymond E. TRAFELET et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James R. THOMPSON et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 16, 1979.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 24, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack R. Schmetterer, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Barry T. McNamara, Chicago, Ill., for intervenor-appellee.

Don H. Reuben, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before TONE, LAY, and BAUER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 24, 1979.

TONE, Circuit Judge.

This action challenges the constitutionality of the Illinois Compulsory Retirement of Judges Act. Section 1 of that Act, Ill.Rev. Stat. ch. 37 § 23.71 (1977), provides in substance that a judge is automatically retired after the next general election following his 70th birthday.1 Section 2, id. §...

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