| Show Court Test Sought On Local District Judge Retirement Fourth District Judge Joseph E E. E Nelson Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- son Spanish Fork filed a petition with the State Supreme Court Monday afternoon after noon seeking a court test of the Judicial Retirement Law JUDGE NELSON on June 26 attempted attempt ed to file a declaration of candidacy fo for reelection re Secretary of State Clyde L L. L Miller refused to accept the filing because because be cause Mr Nelson is over 70 the mandatory mandatory man retirement age for judges under r the new lawIn law In his petition for a writ of mandamus mandamus manda manda- mus seeking to have the law declared declare d unconstitutional Mr Nelson reported d that no other candidate has filed fo for r election to the judgeship HE ASKED the high court to direct t the county clerks of Utah Wasatch Du Continued on page 8 Judge Retirement Continued from pa page ge 1 chesne Uintah Summit and Daggett Counties to place Mr Nelsons Nelson's name on the ballot for the November 3 election Members of the State Supreme Court now will decide whether or not to entertain entertain enter enter- tain Mr Nelsons Nelson's petition and permit scale full arguments concerning constitutionality constitutionality of the law GOVERNOR Calvin I I. I L. L Rampton will appoint a successor to Mr Nelson if the Judicial Retirement Law is held to be constitutional |
