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WA Rev Code § 2.12.046 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.12 - Retirement of Judges—Retirement System.|2.12.046 - Monthly benefit—Post-retirement adjustment—Computation.

RCW 2.12.046 Monthly benefit—Post-retirement adjustment—Computation.Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, effective July 1, 1983, the monthly benefit of each person who either is receiving benefits pursuant to RCW 2.12.020 or 2.12.030 as of December 31, 1982, or commenced receiving a monthly benefit under this chapter as of a date no later than July 1, 1978, shall be permanently increased by a post-retirement adjustment of $.74 per month for each year of creditable service the judge established with the retirement system. Any fraction of a year of service shall be counted in the computation of the post-retirement adjustment. This adjustment shall be in lieu of any adjustments provided under RCW 2.12.037 as of July 1, 1983, or July 1, 1984, for the affected persons.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 56 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—1983 1st ex.s. c 56: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1983." [ 1983 1st ex.s. c 56 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 2.12.048 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.12 - Retirement of Judges—Retirement System.|2.12.048 - Refund of certain contributions.

RCW 2.12.048 Refund of certain contributions.If a judge who was a member of this system left the system before July 1, 1988, and neither the judge nor the judge's surviving spouse: (1) Was eligible at that time to receive a benefit under this chapter; or (2) has received an amount under a sundry claims appropriation from the state legislature intended as a refund of the judge's contributions paid under RCW 2.12.060; then the judge or the judge's surviving spouse may apply to the department for and receive a refund of such contributions.[ 1991 c 159 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 2.12.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.12 - Retirement of Judges—Retirement System.|2.12.050 - Judges' retirement fund—Created—Contents—Custodian—Records.

RCW 2.12.050 Judges' retirement fund—Created—Contents—Custodian—Records.There is hereby created a fund in the state treasury to be known as "The Judges' Retirement Fund" which shall consist of the moneys appropriated from the general fund in the state treasury, as hereinafter provided; the deductions from salaries of judges, as hereinafter provided, all gifts, donations, bequests and devises made for the benefit of said fund, and the rents, issues and profits thereof, or proceeds of sales of assets thereof. The state treasurer shall be treasurer, ex officio, of this fund. The treasurer shall be custodian of the moneys in said judges' retirement fund. The department of retirement systems shall receive all moneys payable into said fund and make disbursements therefrom as provided in this chapter. The department shall keep written permanent records showing all receipts and disbursements of said fund.[ 1982 1st ex.s. c 52 § 4; 1977 c 75 § 1; 1977 c 18 § 1; 1967 c 28 § 1; 1959 c 192 § 1; 1937 c 229 § 5; RRS § 11054-5.]NOTES:Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 52: See note following RCW 2.10.180.
WA Rev Code § 2.12.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.12 - Retirement of Judges—Retirement System.|2.12.060 - Fund—Constitution—Salary deductions—Aid.

RCW 2.12.060 Fund—Constitution—Salary deductions—Aid.For the purpose of providing moneys in said judges' retirement fund, concurrent monthly deductions from judges' salaries and portions thereof payable from the state treasury and withdrawals from the general fund of the state treasury shall be made as follows: Six and one-half percent shall be deducted from the monthly salary of each justice of the supreme court, six and one-half percent shall be deducted from the monthly salary of each judge of the court of appeals, and six and one-half percent of the total salaries of each judge of the superior court shall be deducted from that portion of the salary of such justices or judges payable from the state treasury; and a sum equal to six and one-half percent of the combined salaries of the justices of the supreme court, the judges of the court of appeals, and the judges of the superior court shall be withdrawn from the general fund of the state treasury. In consideration of the contributions made by the judges and justices to the judges' retirement fund, the state hereby undertakes to guarantee the solvency of said fund and the legislature shall make biennial appropriations from the general fund of amounts sufficient to guarantee the making of retirement payments as herein provided for if the money in the judges' retirement fund shall become insufficient for that purpose, but such biennial appropriation may be conditioned that sums appropriated may not be expended unless the money in the judges' retirement fund shall become insufficient to meet the retirement payments. The deductions and withdrawals herein directed shall be made on or before the tenth day of each month and shall be based on the salaries of the next preceding calendar month. The administrator for the courts shall issue warrants payable to the treasurer to accomplish the deductions and withdrawals herein directed, and shall issue the monthly salary warrants of the judges and justices for the amount of salary payable from the state treasury after such deductions have been made. The treasurer shall cash the warrants made payable to him or her hereunder and place the proceeds thereof in the judges' retirement fund for disbursement as authorized in this chapter.[ 2011 c 336 § 36; 1973 c 106 § 6; 1973 c 37 § 1. Prior: 1971 c 81 § 8; 1971 c 30 § 6; 1957 c 243 § 2; 1951 c 79 § 2; 1945 c 19 § 2; 1937 c 229 § 6; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 11054-6.]NOTES:Construction—1971 c 30: See note following RCW 2.12.010.Members' retirement contributions—Pick up by employer: RCW 41.04.445.
WA Rev Code § 2.12.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.12 - Retirement of Judges—Retirement System.|2.12.090 - Benefits exempt from taxation and judicial process—Exceptions—Deductions for group insurance premiums.

RCW 2.12.090 Benefits exempt from taxation and judicial process—Exceptions—Deductions for group insurance premiums.(1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this section, the right of any person to a retirement allowance or optional retirement allowance under the provisions of this chapter and all moneys and investments and income thereof are exempt from any state, county, municipal, or other local tax and shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or the insolvency laws, or other processes of law whatsoever whether the same be in actual possession of the person or be deposited or loaned and shall be unassignable except as herein specifically provided.(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not prohibit the department of retirement systems from complying with (a) a wage assignment order for child support issued pursuant to chapter 26.18 RCW, (b) a notice of payroll deduction issued under chapter 26.23 RCW, (c) an order to withhold and deliver issued pursuant to chapter 74.20A RCW, (d) a mandatory benefits assignment order issued pursuant to chapter 41.50 RCW, (e) a court order directing the department of retirement systems to pay benefits directly to an obligee under a dissolution order as defined in RCW 41.50.500(3) which fully complies with RCW 41.50.670 and 41.50.700, or (f) any administrative or court order expressly authorized by federal law.(3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit a beneficiary of a retirement allowance from authorizing deductions therefrom for payment of premiums due on any group insurance policy or plan issued for the benefit of a group comprised of public employees of the state of Washington.(4) Deductions made in the past from retirement benefits are hereby expressly recognized, ratified, and affirmed. Future deductions may only be made in accordance with this section.[ 2012 c 159 § 18; 1991 c 365 § 19; 1989 c 360 § 23; 1987 c 326 § 18; 1982 1st ex.s. c 52 § 32.]NOTES:Severability—1991 c 365: See note following RCW 41.50.500.Effective date—1987 c 326: See RCW 41.50.901.Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 52: See note following RCW 2.10.180.
WA Rev Code § 2.12.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.12 - Retirement of Judges—Retirement System.|2.12.100 - Transfer of membership from Washington public employees' retirement system to judges' retirement system—Authorized—Procedure.

RCW 2.12.100 Transfer of membership from Washington public employees' retirement system to judges' retirement system—Authorized—Procedure.Any member of the Washington public employees' retirement system who is eligible to participate in the judges' retirement system, may by written request filed with the director and custodian of the two systems respectively, transfer such membership to the judges' retirement system. Upon the receipt of such request, the director of the Washington public employees' retirement system shall transfer to the state treasurer (1) all employees' contributions and interest thereon belonging to such member in the employees' savings fund and all employers' contributions credited or attributed to such member in the benefit account fund and (2) a record of service credited to such member. One-half of such service but not in excess of twelve years shall be computed and credited to such member as though such service was performed as a member of the judges' retirement system. Upon such transfer being made the state treasurer shall deposit such moneys in the judges' retirement fund. In the event that any such member should terminate judicial service prior to his or her entitlement to retirement benefits under any of the provisions of chapter 2.12 RCW, he or she shall upon request therefor be repaid from the judges' retirement fund an amount equal to the amount of his or her employees' contributions to the Washington public employees' retirement system and interest plus interest thereon from the date of the transfer of such moneys: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That this section shall not apply to any person who is retired as a judge as of February 20, 1970.[ 2011 c 336 § 37; 1970 ex.s. c 96 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 2.12.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.12 - Retirement of Judges—Retirement System.|2.12.900 - Construction—Gender.

RCW 2.12.900 Construction—Gender.Whenever words importing the masculine gender are used in the provisions of this chapter they may be extended to females also as provided in RCW 1.12.050 and whenever words importing the feminine gender are used in the provisions of this chapter they may be extended to males.[ 1971 c 30 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 2.12.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.12 - Retirement of Judges—Retirement System.|2.12.901 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 2.12.901 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.[ 2009 c 521 § 7.]NOTES:Effective dates—2009 c 521 §§ 5-8, 79, 87-103, 107, 151, 165, 166, 173-175, and 190-192: See note following RCW 2.10.900.
WA Rev Code § 2.14.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.14 - Retirement of Judges—Supplemental Retirement.|2.14.010 - Purpose.

RCW 2.14.010 Purpose.(1) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a supplemental retirement benefit to judges who are elected or appointed under chapter 2.04, 2.06, or 2.08 RCW and who are members of the public employees' retirement system for their service as a judge.(2) This chapter may be known and cited as the judicial retirement account act.[ 1988 c 109 § 12.]NOTES:Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 2.14.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.14 - Retirement of Judges—Supplemental Retirement.|2.14.020 - Definitions.

RCW 2.14.020 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Plan" means the judicial retirement account plan.(2) "Principal account" means the judicial retirement principal account.(3) "Member" means a judge participating in the judicial retirement account plan.(4) "Administrative account" means the judicial retirement administrative account.(5) "Accumulated contributions" means the total amount contributed to a member's account under RCW 2.14.090 (1) and (2), together with any interest and earnings that have been credited to the member's account.[ 1988 c 109 § 13.]NOTES:Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 2.14.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.14 - Retirement of Judges—Supplemental Retirement.|2.14.030 - Judicial retirement account plan established.

RCW 2.14.030 Judicial retirement account plan established.The judicial retirement account plan is established for judges appointed or elected under chapter 2.04, 2.06, or 2.08 RCW and who are members of the public employees' retirement system for their service as a judge.[ 1988 c 109 § 14.]NOTES:Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 2.14.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.14 - Retirement of Judges—Supplemental Retirement.|2.14.040 - Administration of plan.

RCW 2.14.040 Administration of plan.The administrator for the courts, under the direction of the board for judicial administration, shall administer the plan. The administrator shall:(1) Deposit or invest contributions to the plan consistent with RCW 2.14.080;(2) Credit investment earnings or interest to individual judicial retirement accounts consistent with RCW 2.14.070;(3) Keep or cause to be kept full and adequate accounts and records of the assets, obligations, transactions, and affairs of any judicial retirement accounts created under this chapter; and(4) Adopt rules necessary to carry out this chapter.[ 1998 c 245 § 1; 1988 c 109 § 15.]NOTES:Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 2.14.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.14 - Retirement of Judges—Supplemental Retirement.|2.14.050 - Administrator—Discharge of duties.

RCW 2.14.050 Administrator—Discharge of duties.The administrator for the courts shall be deemed to stand in a fiduciary relationship to the members participating in the plan and shall discharge his or her duties in good faith and with that diligence, care, and skill which ordinary prudent persons would exercise under similar circumstances in like positions.[ 1988 c 109 § 16.]NOTES:Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 2.14.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.14 - Retirement of Judges—Supplemental Retirement.|2.14.060 - Judicial retirement principal account—Creation—Transfer of deficiencies—Contributions—Use.

RCW 2.14.060 Judicial retirement principal account—Creation—Transfer of deficiencies—Contributions—Use.The judicial retirement principal account is created in the state treasury. Any deficiency in the judicial retirement administrative account caused by an excess of administrative expenses disbursed from that account over earnings of investments of balances credited to that account shall be transferred to that account from the principal account.The contributions under *section 19 of this act shall be paid into the principal account and shall be sufficient to cover costs of administration and staffing in addition to such other amounts as determined by the administrator for the courts. The principal account shall be used to carry out the purposes of this chapter.[ 1988 c 109 § 17.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The reference to section 19 of this act appears to be incorrect. Section 20 of the act, codified as RCW 2.14.090, was apparently intended.Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 2.14.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.14 - Retirement of Judges—Supplemental Retirement.|2.14.070 - Judicial retirement administrative account—Creation—Use—Excess balance—Deficiencies.

RCW 2.14.070 Judicial retirement administrative account—Creation—Use—Excess balance—Deficiencies.The judicial retirement administrative account is created in the state treasury. All expenses of the administrator for the courts under this chapter, including staffing and administrative expenses, shall be paid out of the administrative account. Any excess balance of this account over administrative expenses disbursed from this account shall be transferred to the principal account. Any deficiency in the administrative account caused by an excess of administrative expenses disbursed from this account over the excess balance of this account shall be transferred to this account from the principal account.[ 1991 sp.s. c 13 § 70; 1988 c 109 § 18.]NOTES:Effective dates—Severability—1991 sp.s. c 13: See notes following RCW 18.08.240.Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 2.14.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.14 - Retirement of Judges—Supplemental Retirement.|2.14.080 - Duties of administrator—Investments and earnings.

RCW 2.14.080 Duties of administrator—Investments and earnings.(1) The administrator for the courts shall:(a) Deposit or invest the contributions under RCW 2.14.090 in a credit union, savings and loan association, bank, or mutual savings bank;(b) Purchase life insurance, shares of an investment company, or fixed and/or variable annuity contracts from any insurance company or investment company licensed to contract business in this state; or(c) Invest in any of the class of investments described in RCW 43.84.150.(2) The state investment board or the department of retirement systems, at the request of the administrator for the courts, may invest moneys in the principal account. Moneys invested by the investment board shall be invested in accordance with RCW 43.84.150. Moneys invested by the department of retirement systems shall be invested in accordance with applicable law. Except as provided in RCW 43.33A.160 or as necessary to pay a pro rata share of expenses incurred by the department of retirement systems, one hundred percent of all earnings from these investments, exclusive of investment income pursuant to RCW 43.84.080, shall accrue directly to the principal account.[ 1996 c 39 § 20; 1991 sp.s. c 13 § 103; 1989 c 139 § 3; 1988 c 109 § 19.]NOTES:Effective dates—1996 c 39: See note following RCW 41.32.010.Effective dates—Severability—1991 sp.s. c 13: See notes following RCW 18.08.240.Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 2.14.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.14 - Retirement of Judges—Supplemental Retirement.|2.14.090 - Funding of plan—Contributions.

RCW 2.14.090 Funding of plan—Contributions.The plan shall be funded as provided in this section.(1) Two and one-half percent shall be deducted from each member's salary.(2) The state, as employer, shall contribute an equal amount on a monthly basis.(3) The contributions shall be collected by the administrator for the courts and deposited in the member's account within the principal account.[ 1988 c 109 § 20.]NOTES:Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 2.14.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 2 - Courts of Record|Chapter 2.14 - Retirement of Judges—Supplemental Retirement.|2.14.100 - Contributions—Distribution upon member's separation—Exemption from taxation and judicial process—Assignability—Exceptions.

RCW 2.14.100 Contributions—Distribution upon member's separation—Exemption from taxation and judicial process—Assignability—Exceptions.(1) A member who separates from judicial service for any reason is entitled to receive a lump sum distribution of the member's accumulated contributions. The administrator for the courts may adopt rules establishing other payment options, in addition to lump sum distributions, if the other payment options conform to the requirements of the federal internal revenue code.(2) The right of a person to receive a payment under this chapter and the moneys in the accounts created under this chapter are exempt from any state, county, municipal, or other local tax and are not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any other process of law whatsoever and is not assignable, except as is otherwise specifically provided in this section.(3) If a judgment, decree or other order, including a court-approved property settlement agreement, that relates to the provision of child support, spousal maintenance, or the marital property rights of a spouse or former spouse, child, or other dependent of a member is made pursuant to the domestic relations law of the state of Washington or such order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction in another state or country, that has been registered or otherwise made enforceable in this state, then the amount of the member's accumulated contributions shall be paid in the manner and to the person or persons so directed in the domestic relations order. However, this subsection does not permit or require a benefit to be paid or to be provided that is not otherwise available under the terms of this chapter or any rules adopted under this chapter. The administrator for the courts shall establish reasonable procedures for determining the status or any such decree or order and for effectuating distribution pursuant to the domestic relations order.(4) The administrator for the courts may pay from a member's accumulated contributions the amount that the administrator finds is lawfully demanded under a levy issued by the internal revenue service with respect to that member or is sought to be collected by the United States government under a judgment resulting from an unpaid tax assessment against the member.[ 2007 c 108 § 1; 1988 c 109 § 21.]NOTES:Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.