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GA Code § 47-23-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 3 - Membership in the System|§ 47-23-44. Members Receiving Benefits From Predecessor Retirement Systems; Creditable Service With Other Systems

  The provisions of this Code section shall apply only to persons who become members or beneficiaries of this retirement system by operation of Code Section 47-23-40.   Any beneficiary of this retirement system subject to the provisions of this Code section who on June 30, 1998, was receiving a benefit from two predecessor retirement systems shall continue to receive both such benefits from this retirement system as if he or she were a beneficiary of two retirement systems.   Any member subject to this Code section who on June 30, 1998, is receiving a retirement benefit from one predecessor retirement system and is an active member of another predecessor retirement system shall continue to receive such retirement benefit from this retirement system and shall continue as an active member of this retirement system. Upon complying with all conditions precedent to receiving a benefit under this retirement system, such member shall be entitled to receive both such benefits in the same manner as if he or she were a member of two separate retirement systems.   Any member subject to the provisions of this Code section who on June 30, 1998, has ten or more years of creditable service in one predecessor retirement system but has not yet begun receiving a retirement benefit and who on such date was an active member of another predecessor retirement system may:   Continue his or her status in this retirement system as if he or she were a member of two retirement systems, and upon retirement his or her retirement benefits in both capacities shall be calculated as provided under this retirement system; or   Combine the years of service under the predecessor retirement system with his or her years of service under this retirement system as provided in Code Section 47-23-45.       As used in this subsection, the term "category of covered position" means service as:   A judge of the superior courts;   A judge or solicitor-general of a state court or a juvenile court judge; or   A district attorney.     Any member subject to the provisions of this Code section who after June 30, 1998, obtains ten or more years of service in one category of covered positions and who subsequently becomes employed in another category of covered position may, at his or her option:   Consider himself or herself vested in a retirement benefit in the initial position and begin accruing service in the subsequent position as if he or she were a member of two retirement systems; or   Combine the years of service under this retirement system as provided in Code Section 47-23-45.         (Code 1981, §47-23-44, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 513, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-23-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 3 - Membership in the System|§ 47-23-45. Effect of Change in Employment

 Any member of this retirement system shall be entitled to remain as a member by holding any position or office covered by the fund and shall receive full credit for all service as a member despite his or her change from one position or office to another covered by the fund. Upon becoming eligible for retirement, however, retirement benefits shall be determined in accordance with Code Sections 47-23-101 and 47-23-102.    (Code 1981, §47-23-45, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 513, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-23-46 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 3 - Membership in the System|§ 47-23-46. Members From District Attorneys' Retirement System

 Any member who on June 30, 1998, was entitled to remain a member of the District Attorneys' Retirement System while employed in a position covered by Chapter 2 of this title pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 47-13-40.1, as such Code section appeared on June 30, 1998, shall have the same privileges with regard to this retirement system. This Code section shall not apply to any other member of this retirement system.    (Code 1981, §47-23-46, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 513, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1697, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 61/SB 436.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective July 1, 2010, deleted the former subsection (a) designation and deleted former subsection (b), which read: "Any person who became a member of this retirement system pursuant to the operation of Code Section 47-23-40 and who, prior to becoming a member of a predecessor retirement system, was a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may elect to transfer his or her membership from this retirement system to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia. Any person desiring to transfer membership shall notify the board of this retirement system and the board of trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia not later than December 31, 2000. Upon receipt of such notice, the board of trustees of this retirement system shall transfer to the board of trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia all employer and employee contributions paid by or on behalf of such member, together with regular interest thereon."   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The intent of this Act is to repeal obsolete and inoperative provisions and to make certain stylistic corrections in Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Nothing in this Act shall deny, abridge, increase, renew, revive, or on any way affect any right, benefit, option, credit, or election to which any person was entitled pursuant to such title on June 30, 2010, and the board of trustees of each public retirement system is authorized and directed to provide by regulation for the continuation of any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election not otherwise covered in this Act; provided, however, that any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election shall be subject to the statutory provisions in effect on June 30, 2010."
GA Code § 47-23-47 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 3 - Membership in the System|§ 47-23-47. Transfer of Members' Contributions

 The board of trustees shall transfer to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia all contributions made to the fund by a member who transfers to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; and The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia, The Council of State Court Judges of Georgia, the Council of Juvenile Court Judges, and the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia, as appropriate, are authorized and directed to pay from the funds appropriated or otherwise available an additional amount equal to the 5 percent contribution of such member plus an additional 20 percent of the contribution, so that the state contribution shall be in accordance with the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia.    (Code 1981, §47-23-47, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 513, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 753, § 16/SB 109; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 64/SB 436.)    The 2009 amendment,  effective July 1, 2010, in the middle, substituted "Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia, the Council of State Court Judges of Georgia, the Council of Juvenile Court Judges, and the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia, as appropriate, are" for "commissioner of administrative services is" and substituted "or otherwise available" for "for the operating expenses of the superior courts of this state".    The 2010 amendment,  effective July 1, 2010, substituted "The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia, The Council of State Court Judges of Georgia" for "the Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia, the Council of State Court Judges of Georgia" in the middle.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The intent of this Act is to repeal obsolete and inoperative provisions and to make certain stylistic corrections in Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Nothing in this Act shall deny, abridge, increase, renew, revive, or on any way affect any right, benefit, option, credit, or election to which any person was entitled pursuant to such title on June 30, 2010, and the board of trustees of each public retirement system is authorized and directed to provide by regulation for the continuation of any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election not otherwise covered in this Act; provided, however, that any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election shall be subject to the statutory provisions in effect on June 30, 2010."   Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 67, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "In the event of an irreconcilable conflict between a provision of Sections 62 through 64 of this Act and a provision of another Act enacted at the 2010 regular session of the General Assembly, the provision of such other Act shall control over this Act to the extent of the conflict."
GA Code § 47-23-48 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 3 - Membership in the System|§ 47-23-48. Election of Retirement System; Effect of Subsequent Legislation

    Any member of this retirement system who is vested for a normal retirement benefit who without a break in service becomes the head of a state department or agency or who is appointed by the Governor to a full-time salaried position on a state board or commission may make a one time irrevocable election to remain a member of this retirement system, in which event the employer and employee shall make all contributions to this retirement system and perform such other acts as are required by law or regulation.   This subsection shall be applicable to each person who was a member of this retirement system on July 1, 2000, and to any person who becomes a member after that date. Any person eligible to make the election provided for in this subsection shall do so in writing to the board of trustees of this retirement system and the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia not later than September 30, 2000, or within 60 days after the date he or she became employed in a position which would otherwise obligate him or her to become a member of this retirement system, whichever date is later. Once made, the election is irrevocable.   Any person subject to this subsection who elects to become a member of this retirement system may have accumulated contributions under the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia transferred to this retirement system. The board of trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia shall pay to the board of trustees of this retirement system all employer and employee contributions made by or on behalf of the member, together with regular interest. The member shall be granted only so much creditable service as such amount will warrant without creating any accrued actuarial unfunded liability as to this retirement system; provided, however, that such service credits shall not be used in determining the qualifications of a member for benefits other than vested rights or disability, death, or normal service retirement allowances.     The provisions of this Code section shall not become a part of the employment contract and shall be subject to subsequent legislation; provided, however, that no person who has made the election provided by this Code section shall be affected by any subsequent legislation.     (Code 1981, §47-23-48, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1693, § 2.)
GA Code § 47-23-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 3 - Membership in the System|§ 47-23-50. Retirement Options for State Judges Serving Fulton County

 Any person who becomes a judge of the State Court of Fulton County on or after July 1, 2004, shall become a member of this retirement system by operation of law and shall not be a member of any other public retirement system.    (Code 1981, §47-23-50, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 573, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 46, § 1/HB 178; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 63/SB 436.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective July 1, 2010, deleted the former subsection (a) designation and deleted former subsection (b), which read: "Any person serving as a judge of the State Court of Fulton County on June 30, 2004, may make an irrevocable election to become a member of this retirement system by so notifying the board of trustees not later than December 31, 2004. The local retirement system of which such person is a member shall transfer to this retirement system all employer and employee contributions paid by or on behalf of any such member with regular interest thereon. Such member shall receive only such creditable service, not to exceed the actual years of creditable service, as that amount will warrant without creating any accrued actuarial liability to this retirement system, calculated as if the member had either elected or rejected spouses' survivors benefits at the member's option. Such persons shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter."   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The intent of this Act is to repeal obsolete and inoperative provisions and to make certain stylistic corrections in Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Nothing in this Act shall deny, abridge, increase, renew, revive, or on any way affect any right, benefit, option, credit, or election to which any person was entitled pursuant to such title on June 30, 2010, and the board of trustees of each public retirement system is authorized and directed to provide by regulation for the continuation of any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election not otherwise covered in this Act; provided, however, that any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election shall be subject to the statutory provisions in effect on June 30, 2010."   Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 67, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "In the event of an irreconcilable conflict between a provision of Sections 62 through 64 of this Act and a provision of another Act enacted at the 2010 regular session of the General Assembly, the provision of such other Act shall control over this Act to the extent of the conflict."
GA Code § 47-23-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 4 - Service Creditable|§ 47-23-60. Transfer of Service Credits

 Any creditable service credited to any member of this retirement system pursuant to a predecessor retirement system shall be deemed to be creditable service for the purposes of this chapter, effective July 1, 1998.    (Code 1981, §47-23-60, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 513, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-23-61 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 4 - Service Creditable|§ 47-23-61. Establishing Creditable Service

 Any member who on June 30, 1998, was entitled to receive creditable service for prior service as a state court judge, state court solicitor-general, or juvenile court judge pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 47-9-41.1, as such Code section appeared on June 30, 1998, shall be entitled to establish creditable service under this retirement system, under the same conditions, for such prior service rendered prior to July 1, 1998. This Code section shall not apply to any other member of this retirement system.    (Code 1981, §47-23-61, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 513, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-23-63 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 4 - Service Creditable|§ 47-23-63. Definition and Effect of Full-Time and Part-Time Service; Calculations

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Full-time service" means any service in a covered position during which such member was generally prohibited from the practice of law by virtue of holding such position.   "Part-time service" means any service in a covered position during which such member was not generally prohibited from the practice of law by virtue of holding such position.     Any member who, on the effective date of his or her retirement, was serving in a part-time position shall be entitled to use all of his or her prior service credit for purposes of vesting for benefits and for the calculation of benefits.   Any member who on the effective date of his or her retirement was serving in a full-time position shall be entitled to use any prior part-time service for vesting for benefits and shall be entitled to use such prior service for the calculation of benefits on the basis of a ratio determined by dividing the average monthly compensation for the 24 consecutive month period producing the highest such average during the part-time service by the average monthly salary during the 24 consecutive month period producing the highest such average during the full-time service. The resultant percentage will be multiplied by the total part-time service and the result added to the total full-time service, resulting in the total service to be used in all benefit calculations.   Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (b) or (c) of this Code section to the contrary, any member who became a member pursuant to Code Section 47-23-40 shall be entitled to calculate his or her service as provided in the predecessor retirement system of which he or she was a member.     (Code 1981, §47-23-63, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 513, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 353, § 1/HB 605.)    The 2016 amendment,  effective July 1, 2016, substituted the present provisions of subsection (c) for the former provisions, which read: "Any member who on the effective date of his or her retirement was serving in a full-time position shall not be entitled to use any prior part-time service for vesting for benefits and shall be entitled to use such prior service for the calculation of benefits on the basis of one month of credit for each three months of prior part-time service."
GA Code § 47-23-64 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 4 - Service Creditable|§ 47-23-64. Transfer of Funds From Employees' Retirement System of Georgia by Judges, Solicitor General, or District Attorneys; Crediting Service

    Any superior court judge, state court judge, solicitor general, or district attorney who was previously an active member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may elect to have all contributions made by or on behalf of such member transferred from such retirement system to this retirement system. Any such member shall notify the board of trustees of each retirement system not later than December 31, 2002, or within 90 days after first becoming a member of this retirement system, whichever date is later.   If the member subject to this subsection has not withdrawn his or her employee contributions from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, then upon receipt of the notice provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia shall transfer to the board of trustees of this retirement system all employer and employee contributions paid by or on behalf of the employee, together with regular interest thereon.   If the member subject to this subsection has withdrawn his or her employee contributions from the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, then at the time of giving the notice provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the member shall pay to the board of trustees of this retirement system the total of such contributions, together with regular interest thereon. Upon receipt of such notice and payment of such amount, the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia shall transfer to the board of trustees of this retirement system all employer contributions paid on behalf of the employee, together with regular interest thereon.   The member subject to this subsection is authorized, but not required, to pay to the board of trustees such funds in addition to the amounts provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection as the member desires.     Upon receipt of the funds provided for in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) of this Code section, the board of trustees of this retirement system shall credit the member with only the number of years of creditable service, not to exceed the actual years of prior service, as the amount so transferred or paid will warrant without creating any accrued liability as to this retirement system, calculated as if the member had either elected or rejected spouse's survivors benefits, at the election of the member.   No creditable service may be obtained pursuant to the provisions of this Code section for any period for which creditable service has been or may be obtained in any other state or local public retirement system.     (Code 1981, §47-23-64, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1691, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 21, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1488, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-23-65 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 4 - Service Creditable|§ 47-23-65. Creditable Service for Certain Prior Service

 Any superior court judge or district attorney who is an active member of this retirement system may receive up to five years of creditable service for his or her past service as a circuit-paid assistant district attorney who was not eligible to participate in a local retirement plan upon payment to the board of trustees of an amount which will allow such creditable service without creating any accrued actuarial unfunded liability as to this retirement system. Any member desiring such creditable service shall make application to the board of trustees in such form as the board deems appropriate, provide such proof of eligible prior service as the board deems necessary, and make full payment not later than December 31, 2008, or within six months of first or again becoming a member, whichever is later. No creditable service shall be allowed under this Code section for any period of employment for which creditable service is allowed under any provision of any other retirement or pension system of this state or of any political subdivision of this state.    (Code 1981, §47-23-65, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1005, § 3/SB 328.)
GA Code § 47-23-83 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System|Article 5 - Contributions|§ 47-23-83. Termination of Membership Prior to Vesting

 Whenever any member of this retirement system terminates his or her membership prior to acquiring a vested right to any retirement benefits and withdraws his or her total employee contributions, plus regular interest, from the funds held by the board, the following shall occur:    The employer's contributions paid to the board on behalf of such withdrawing member shall continue to be held within the funds controlled and administered by the board and shall not be returned to the employer; and   The employer's contributions paid to the board on behalf of such withdrawing member shall be treated as actuarial gains and shall be applied toward the future decrease of employer's contributions and shall not be used or applied to increase retirement benefits to other members of the retirement system.     (Code 1981, §47-23-83, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 513, § 1.)