Presidents of all courts, except the Constitutional Court and military court, will serve a single four-year term while justices can be in executive positions until they are 65, after which they may become senior justices until the age of 70.
After much debate on whether the age of an executive judge should be reduced to 60 from 70 at present, the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) on Monday decided on the middle ground, citing possible personnel shortages in the field.
The decision was in line with the age limit proposed earlier by 105 Administrative Court justices led by Prasart Pongsuwan, chief administrative justice of Rayong province.
However, the proposal sought to shorten the Supreme Administrative Court president's service to a single 2-year term while the CDC settled for a single four-year term.
There have been conflicts between the Supreme Administrative Court, especially its president, and justices in the lower court, resulting a leak of the "little letter" in which the president informally sought favour for a police officer who was his close aide.