"...Others, like 21-year-old Peterborough Rep. Jonah Wheeler, a Democrat, think the 70-year age limit helps bring fresher, younger judges to the court system. That’s not to say it’s an issue of mental acuity – he thinks older officials have institutional knowledge and valuable experience – but he believes the current mandatory retirement age allows younger people to climb the ranks.

Because the court, and especially the Supreme Court, make long-term decisions for the state, Wheeler said younger people who will live “in the next era of society” should be able to “adjust the government” as society moves forward.

“Periodically, I think, people should be cycled through the system and given a new opportunity to rise up,” Wheeler said, “and raising the retirement age lessens the opportunity for people to rise up and advance in the system."