§51-9-1b. Statement of Legislative Intent, Policy and Finding
The decision and opinion of the state Supreme Court of Appeals in the case of, which was rendered on November 7, 1984, and other decisions and opinions of that court based upon the decision have served to make substantial and fundamental changes in the retirement system for judges as established by the Legislature under the […]
§51-9-2. Judges' Retirement Fund Created; Composition
As a part of the judges' retirement system, there is hereby created a Judges' Retirement Fund which shall be made up of and into which shall be paid (a) Percentage contributions from salaries of judges as provided in section four of this article; (b) Gifts and bequests to the fund and any accretions and accumulations […]
§51-9-3. Custody, Permissible Investment and Administration of Retirement System Trust Fund; State Auditor's Authority as Administrator and Trust Fund Fiduciary; Refunds Required, Including Interest; Federal Qualification Requirements
(a) The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of the fund and of any investment securities of the retirement system and shall give a separate and additional bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties as such custodian. The Governor shall fix the amount of such bond which shall be approved as to […]
§51-9-3a. Specification of Actuarial Assumptions
The board at its first meeting in each calendar year or as soon thereafter as may be practicable shall adopt and specify actuarial assumptions for the system, which assumptions shall become part of the terms of this system.
§51-9-4. Required Percentage Contributions From Salaries; Any Termination of Required Contributions Prior to Actual Retirement Disallowed; Leased Employees; Military Service Credit; Maximum Allowable and Qualified Military Service; Qualifiable Prosecutorial Service
(a) Every person who is now serving or shall hereafter serve as a judge of any court of record of this state shall pay into the Judges' Retirement Fund six percent of the salary received by such person out of the State Treasury: Provided, That when a judge becomes eligible to receive benefits from such […]
§51-9-5. Election Not to Participate, Contribute, or Be a Member; Authorized Transfers of Service Credit by a Judge; Duplicate Use of Service Credit Prohibited
(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of this article, any judge may in writing notify the Auditor within thirty days after he or she takes office, or, if he or she is in office, on the date this article becomes effective, then within thirty days from such latter date, that such judge elects not to become a […]
§51-9-6. Eligibility for and Payment of Benefits
(a) Except as otherwise provided in sections five, six-d, twelve and thirteen of this article, and subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, any person who is now serving, or who shall hereafter serve, as a judge of any court of record of this state and shall have served as such judge […]
§51-9-1. Establishment
There is hereby established a judges' retirement system for the purpose and to be administered as hereinafter provided.
§51-9-1a. Definitions
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, as used in this article, the term “judge”, “judge of any court of record”, or “judge of any court of record of this state” means, refers to, and includes judges of the several family courts, circuit courts, judges of the Intermediate Court of Appeals, […]