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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 47. RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS |
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Chapter 8. SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA; SENIOR JUDGES (EMERITUS) |
| Article 1. CREATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSETS OF THE FUND |
| Article 2. MEMBERSHIP IN AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND |
| Article 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT AS SENIOR JUDGE |
| Article 4. APPOINTMENT AS SENIOR JUDGE; COMPENSATION AND DUTIES |
| Article 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 47 Chapter 8 NOTE
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
NEW JUDGE AFTER 1976 BELONGS TO FORMER CHAPTER 9 SYSTEM. --One becoming a superior court judge for the first time after December 31, 1976, must belong to the Superior Court Judges Retirement System provided for by former Ch. 9 of this title (O.C.G.A. § 47-9-1 et seq.), and may not belong to the Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund of Georgia provided for by Ch. 8 of this title (O.C.G.A. § 47-8-1 et seq.). 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-101.
FORMER O.C.G.A. § 47-9-90 DOES NOT APPLY TO JUDGE NOT MEMBER OF THIS FUND. --Judge who has never been a member of either the Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund under former Ch. 10 of this title (O.C.G.A. § 47-10-1 et seq.) or the Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund of Georgia under Ch. 8 of this title (O.C.G.A. § 47-8-1 et seq.), and has not performed any service under nor made contributions pursuant to either of these chapters, cannot be vested with any rights, benefits, or elections granted and contained in them, and accordingly O.C.G.A. § 47-9-90 [repealed] has no application to such judge. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-101.
APPOINTMENT AS JUVENILE COURT JUDGE. --Superior court judge who retires under either of the two superior court judges retirement systems may be appointed to serve as a juvenile court judge; however, with one limited exception, his or her eligibility for senior judge status under either system will be suspended or delayed while appointed to that office. 1991 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 91-9.
CHAPTER 9 INAPPLICABLE TO PERSONS RETIRING UNDER CHAPTER 8. --Provisions of the 1976 Superior Court Judges Retirement System, including the mandatory retirement provisions of O.C.G.A. § 47-9-70 [repealed], are not applicable to any person retiring under the 1945 Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund. 1992 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U92-2.
NEW JUDGE AFTER 1976 BELONGS TO FORMER CHAPTER 9 SYSTEM. --One becoming a superior court judge for the first time after December 31, 1976, must belong to the Superior Court Judges Retirement System provided for by former Ch. 9 of this title (O.C.G.A. § 47-9-1 et seq.), and may not belong to the Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund of Georgia provided for by Ch. 8 of this title (O.C.G.A. § 47-8-1 et seq.). 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-101.
FORMER O.C.G.A. § 47-9-90 DOES NOT APPLY TO JUDGE NOT MEMBER OF THIS FUND. --Judge who has never been a member of either the Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund under former Ch. 10 of this title (O.C.G.A. § 47-10-1 et seq.) or the Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund of Georgia under Ch. 8 of this title (O.C.G.A. § 47-8-1 et seq.), and has not performed any service under nor made contributions pursuant to either of these chapters, cannot be vested with any rights, benefits, or elections granted and contained in them, and accordingly O.C.G.A. § 47-9-90 [repealed] has no application to such judge. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-101.
APPOINTMENT AS JUVENILE COURT JUDGE. --Superior court judge who retires under either of the two superior court judges retirement systems may be appointed to serve as a juvenile court judge; however, with one limited exception, his or her eligibility for senior judge status under either system will be suspended or delayed while appointed to that office. 1991 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 91-9.
CHAPTER 9 INAPPLICABLE TO PERSONS RETIRING UNDER CHAPTER 8. --Provisions of the 1976 Superior Court Judges Retirement System, including the mandatory retirement provisions of O.C.G.A. § 47-9-70 [repealed], are not applicable to any person retiring under the 1945 Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund. 1992 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U92-2.