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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #b1 #bjbb,mr4   
,:iteh\se 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 & ,ms4 ,hirono7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = !
 duration ( active s]vice ( ! ,*ief     
,ju/ice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & associate   
ju/ices ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,supreme
 ,c\rt ,t5ure ,e/abli%m5t & ,retirem5t  
,mod]nization ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4        
,supreme ,c\rt t]ms ( (fice  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,*apt] #a ( title #bh1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #g4 ,appo9tm5t  7a7 ,regul>  
appo9tm5t ( ju/ices ,! ,presid5t %all1  
dur+ ! fir/ & ?ird ye>s aft] a ye> 9 :i*
 !re is a ,presid5tial election1        
nom9ate1 & by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( ! 
,s5ate1 appo9t a ,*ief ,ju/ice ( !      

,unit$ ,/ates or an associate ju/ice ( !
 ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 
,exclusive me?od ( appo9tm5t ,!         
,presid5t %all n appo9t any ,*ief       
,ju/ice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or associate  
ju/ice ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates except z provid$ 9 ?is section4  
#h4 ,duration ( ,active ,s]vice  7a7    
,new ju/ices ,a ,*ief ,ju/ice ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates or an associate ju/ice ( !      
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all   
s]ve 9 regul> active s]vice = an #ah-ye>
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! commission (
 ! ,*ief ,ju/ice or associate ju/ice1   
aft] :i* ! ju/ice %all be deem$ to h    
retir$ f regul> active s]vice "u section
 #cga4  7b7 ,curr5t ju/ices ,ea* ,*ief  
,ju/ice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & associate   
ju/ice ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates :o 0 appo9t$ be=e ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is section & :o is s]v+ z ! 
,*ief ,ju/ice or associate ju/ice1 z    
applicable1 on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
section %all1 not)/&+ ! p]iod ( s]vice (
 ! ju/ice1 9 ord] ( duration ( s]vice   

beg9n+ ) ! ju/ice :o has s]v$ on !      
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !    
longe/ p]iod ( "t1 be deem$ to h retir$ 
f regul> active s]vice "u section       
#cga7;b7 ^u ! date ( commission ( ea*   
new ,*ief ,ju/ice or associate ju/ice1 z
 applicable1 z !y are appo9t$ "u section
 #g4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (
 sections = *apt] #a ( title #bh1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #g4 ,appo9tm5t#h4 ,duration 
( ,active ,s]vice  4  #c4 ,s5ior ju/ices
 ,section #bid ( title #bh1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7d71 by ins]t+ 1 except z    
provid$ by subsection 7e7 be=e ! p]iod  
at ! end2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsection
 7e7 z subsection 7f72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+
 aft] subsection 7d7 ! foll[+3  7e7 ,if 
numb] ( ju/ices ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates falls bel[ t provid$ 9    
section #a due to vacancy1 disability1  
or disqualification1 ! ,*ief ,ju/ice or 
associate ju/ice ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt :o  
has mo/ rec5tly retir$ f regul> active  

s]vice "u section #cga b reta9$ _! (fice
 %all s]ve z an associate ju/ice until !
 numb] ( ju/ices :o h n retir$ f regul> 
active s]vice equals t provid$ 9 section
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