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===Retirement age of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary === The statutory retirement age for Lords of Appeal in Ordinary depended on when they were first appointed to judicial office: for those who first became a judge before 31 March 1995, the retirement age is 75 years of age; for those appointed on or after that date, retirement was at 70 years of age (though they were permitted to continue sitting in a part-time capacity as a "Lord of Appeal" until the age of 75 years).<ref>{{Cite legislation UK|type=act|year=1993|chapter=8|act=Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993|section=}}</ref> There have been recent suggestions that the retirement age for the United Kingdom's most senior judges should revert to 75 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/columnists/article5969902.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612124136/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/columnists/article5969902.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2011|title=Seventy is far too early for a supreme court judge to retire...|last=Pannick|first=David|date=26 March 2009|work=The Times}}</ref>
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