Legal background Judicial Mandatory Retirement Age (MRA)
JUPRA introduced a standard MRA of 70 for the majority of judicial office holders in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The MRA only applied to judicial appointments made after the relevant provisions were commenced on 31 March 1995. Prior to this, judicial offices had differing MRAs or, in some cases, no MRA at all. The new MRA of 70 did not generally apply to those appointed to judicial offices before 31 March 1995.
	While Schedule 5 to JUPRA covers the majority of judicial office holders in the UK, there are a number of judicial office holders who have their MRA set in different legislation, including magistrates (lay justices) and coroners in England and Wales whose MRA is set at 70 by the Courts Act 2003 and the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 respectively.