SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A retired judge is suing over a new law that will begin charging some state retires for health insurance.

Gordon Maag is a retired appellate judge who lost when he ran as a Democrat against Republican Lloyd Karmeier for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court from the 5th Judicial District in southern Illinois in 2004.

The State Journal-Register reports that Maag wants the law declared unconstitutional. He's also asking that his lawsuit be declared a class-action on behalf of all retirees.