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Title 47. RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS

Chapter 8. SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA; SENIOR JUDGES (EMERITUS)

25 sections · 47-8-1 to 47-8-80

Article 1. CREATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSETS OF THE FUND

  1. 47-8-1Creation of the office of senior judge of the superior courts.
  2. 47-8-2Creation of the Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund of Georgia; trustees of the fund; payment to the fund.
  3. 47-8-3Power of trustees to make rules and regulations for administration of the fund.
  4. 47-8-4Power of trustees to invest moneys of the fund.
  5. 47-8-5Annual audit of the fund.
  6. 47-8-6Administration of the fund.

Article 2. MEMBERSHIP IN AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND

  1. 47-8-20Membership in the fund; effect of contributions on eligibility for benefits and participation in the fund; payment of contributions for service rendered before becoming a member.
  2. 47-8-21When payments shall be made to the fund.

Article 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT AS SENIOR JUDGE

  1. 47-8-40Eligibility for appointment to the office of senior judge; salary; creditable service.
  2. 47-8-41Eligibility for appointment as a senior judge or retirement; salary or benefits; creditable service.
  3. 47-8-42Eligibility for retirement; benefits.
  4. 47-8-43Payments by superior court judges to the fund.
  5. 47-8-44Payment of contributions on behalf of superior court judges.
  6. 47-8-45Credit for service rendered during the year in which a superior court judge would become eligible for retirement and appointment as a senior judge.

Article 4. APPOINTMENT AS SENIOR JUDGE; COMPENSATION AND DUTIES

  1. 47-8-60Appointment to the office of senior judge; resignation from the office of superior court judge.
  2. 47-8-61Term of office as senior judge; power of Governor to call upon senior judges to serve as superior court judges.
  3. 47-8-62Salaries paid to senior judges.
  4. 47-8-63Duties of senior judges generally.
  5. 47-8-64Service as superior court judge; compensation.
  6. 47-8-65Retention of office as a senior judge despite nonresidency; power to preside as a judge during the period of nonresidence.
  7. 47-8-66Suspension of appointment to the office of senior judge while eligible for or holding an office of profit or trust under the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of Georgia.Repealed
  8. 47-8-67Election of survivors benefits coverage; contributions required for such coverage; effect of such coverage on appointment to the office of senior judge; amount of survivors benefits.
  9. 47-8-68Withdrawal of payments to the fund; effect on right to participate in the fund.
  10. 47-8-69Withdrawal of payments to the fund by superior court judges who have been disqualified or resigned from office; payments upon the death of a superior court judge.

Article 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  1. 47-8-80Effect of sufficiency of the fund on payment of retirement benefits; order of liability for payment of benefits.