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CA Govt Code § 75508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 75508.

75508.  The surviving spouse or eligible surviving child of a deceased judge who is receiving a monthly allowance from the system, or a retired judge, if there is no spouse or eligible child, may designate a beneficiary to receive the pro rata allowance remaining payable in the month of his or her death. The designation may be made, changed, or revoked at any time, and shall be in writing and filed with the system.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 11. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
CA Govt Code § 75520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 2 - Early Retirement and Normal Retirement|Section 75520.

75520.  (a) A judge shall, monthly, accrue monetary credits equal to 18 percent of the judge’s monthly salary.(b) To the total monetary credits in each judge’s account, an additional amount shall be credited monthly at a rate, not less than zero, equal to the annual net earnings rate achieved by the Judges’ Retirement System II Fund on its investments of moneys in the Judges’ Retirement System II Fund during the preceding fiscal year.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 785, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 75521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 2 - Early Retirement and Normal Retirement|Section 75521.

75521.  (a) A judge who leaves judicial office before accruing at least five years of service shall be paid the amount of his or her contributions to the system, and no other amount.(b) A judge who leaves judicial office after accruing five or more years of service and who is not eligible to elect to retire under Section 75522 shall be paid the amount of his or her monetary credits determined pursuant to Section 75520, including the credits added under subdivision (b) of that section computed to the last day of the month preceding the date of distribution, and no other amount.(c) Judges who leave office as described in subdivision (b) are “retired judges” for purposes of a concurrent retirement with respect to the benefits provided under Section 20639 and assignment pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 68540.7) of Chapter 2 and are eligible for benefits provided under Section 22814.(d) After a judge has withdrawn his or her accumulated contributions or the amount of his or her monetary credits upon leaving judicial office, the service shall not count in the event he or she later becomes a judge again, until he or she pays into the Judges’ Retirement System II Fund the amount withdrawn, plus interest thereon at the rate of interest then being required to be paid by members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System under Section 20750 from the date of withdrawal to the date of payment.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 237. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 75522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 2 - Early Retirement and Normal Retirement|Section 75522.

75522.  (a) A judge is eligible to retire pursuant to this section upon attaining both 65 years of age and 20 or more years of service, or upon attaining 70 years of age with a minimum of five years of service.(b) The office of a judge who retires under this section becomes vacant on the date of the retirement.(c) A judge who retires pursuant to this section shall, within 30 days after the effective date of the retirement, elect to receive either the benefits provided by subdivision (d) or the benefits provided by subdivision (e). Under rules adopted by the board, the time for the election may be extended in cases of illness or other hardship, but once made, the election shall be final and irrevocable.(d) The judge may elect to receive for life a monthly retirement allowance equal to the benefit factor multiplied by the judge’s final compensation multiplied by the number of years of service credit.(1) The benefit factor for a judge eligible to retire pursuant to this section equals 3.75 percent per year of service.(2) In no event shall the retirement allowance at the time of retirement exceed 75 percent of the judge’s final compensation.(e) The judge may elect to receive the amount of his or her monetary credits determined pursuant to Section 75520, including the credits added under subdivision (b) of that section computed to the last day of the month preceding the date of distribution. Under rules adopted by the board, the judge may elect to receive that amount in a single payment, or may direct that it be paid in an annuity of actuarially equivalent value for the judge’s life or in one of the optional forms provided for in Section 75571 if the judge retires on or before December 31, 2017, or Section 75571.5 if the judge retires on or after January 1, 2018.(f) If a retired judge fails or refuses to make an election pursuant to subdivision (c) within the time allowed, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to receive a monthly retirement allowance under subdivision (d).(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 199, Sec. 46. (AB 2404) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 75523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 2 - Early Retirement and Normal Retirement|Section 75523.

75523.  (a) The retirement allowance of retired judges who have elected to receive a monthly allowance under subdivision (d) of Section 75522 or who have retired for disability and are receiving an allowance under Section 75560.4 shall be adjusted effective in January of each year after a judge has been retired under this chapter for more than six months, to reflect any increase in the cost of living occurring after January 1 of the immediately preceding fiscal year. The United States city average of the “Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers,” as published by the United States Bureau of Statistics, shall be used as the basis for determining changes in the cost of living.(b) No adjustment shall be made unless the cost-of-living increase equals or exceeds 1 percent. The allowance shall not be increased more than 3 percent in a single year. Increases shall be compounded.(c) The allowance shall not be decreased as a result of the cost-of-living adjustment.(d) The board shall provide, by rule, any details needed for the implementation of this section.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 785, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 75524 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 2 - Early Retirement and Normal Retirement|Section 75524.

75524.  Any designation as a temporary judge or any assignment by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council shall be disregarded for purposes of this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, no person shall acquire status as a judge, nor shall any person’s status as a judge be affected, by that designation or assignment.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 11. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
CA Govt Code § 75525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 2 - Early Retirement and Normal Retirement|Section 75525.

75525.  Retired judges, and beneficiaries, who are entitled to receive allowances under this chapter, may authorize deductions to be made from their retirement allowance payments, in accordance with regulations established by the board for payment of group life insurance premiums for a group life insurance plan approved by the Director of Finance.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 11. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
CA Govt Code § 75526 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 2 - Early Retirement and Normal Retirement|Section 75526.

75526.  A judge who pleads guilty or no contest or is found guilty of a crime committed while holding judicial office that is punishable as a felony under California or federal law and which either involves moral turpitude under that law or was committed in the course and scope of performing the judge’s duties, and the conviction becomes final shall not receive any benefits from the system, except that the amount of his or her contributions to the system shall be paid to him or her by the system.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 11. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
CA Govt Code § 75527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 2 - Early Retirement and Normal Retirement|Section 75527.

75527.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the benefits payable to any person shall be subject to the limitations set forth in the Internal Revenue Code.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 11. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
CA Govt Code § 75527.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 2 - Early Retirement and Normal Retirement|Section 75527.5.

75527.5.  (a) The cost-of-living adjustments under Section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code to the limits described in Section 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as prescribed by the regulations of the Department of the Treasury of the United States, are hereby incorporated by reference and shall continue to apply after a judge’s severance from employment or annuity starting date. The amount payable to a judge in any limitation year, including any cost-of-living adjustments provided under this chapter, shall not exceed the limit applicable under Section 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code at the annuity starting date, as increased in subsequent years pursuant to Section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code and the associated regulations.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as provided in subdivision (a), the retirement allowance of a judge, or the monetary credits annuity payable to a judge, shall be increased to reflect the cost-of-living adjustments to the limits contained in Section 415 of Title 26 of the United States Code as provided in Section 415(d) of that code, provided that the judge’s allowance or monetary credits annuity determined without regard to Section 415 equals or exceeds the applicable limit as indexed. Nothing in this section is intended to, nor shall be construed to, entitle a retired judge to an adjustment to their allowance or monetary credits annuity in excess of that provided pursuant to this chapter.(c) Nothing in this section shall change the formula used to calculate benefits under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 304, Sec. 3. (AB 1293) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 75528 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 2 - Early Retirement and Normal Retirement|Section 75528.

75528.  A judge must have a minimum of six years of judicial service to be eligible for benefits provided by retiring concurrently from this system and the Public Employees’ Retirement System or a retirement system subject to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 pursuant to Section 20639 or 31840.8.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 433, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Govt Code § 75550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 3 - Community Property|Section 75550.

75550.  In this article, unless the context indicates otherwise:(a) “Member” means a judge as defined in Section 75502.(b) “Nonmember” means the spouse or former spouse of a member, who as a result of petitioning the court for the division of community property has been awarded a distinct and separate account reflecting specific monetary credits, specific credited service, and accumulated contributions.(c) “Court” means the court with jurisdiction over the marriage.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 11. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
CA Govt Code § 75551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 3 - Community Property|Section 75551.

75551.  (a) If a member’s marriage is dissolved or a member and his or her spouse are legally separated while the member is an active judge, the court shall make the following determinations:(1) The number of years of service that accrued during the marriage of the member and nonmember, down to the date of their separation.(2) The date of the parties’ separation.(3) If the member had been a judge for fewer than five years on the date of separation, the court shall determine the member’s and nonmember’s shares of the judge’s contributions to the fund, based on Section 2610 of the Family Code, and on the law generally applicable to property earned during marriage.(4) If the member had been a judge for five years or more on the date of separation, the court shall determine the member’s and nonmember’s shares of the judge’s monetary credits that have accrued pursuant to Section 75520, based on Section 2610 of the Family Code, and on the law generally applicable to property earned during marriage. The monetary credits include the credits computed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 75520 computed to the date the court finds appropriate.(b) The determinations made pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) and pursuant to paragraph (3) or (4) of subdivision (a) shall be included in the judgment of dissolution or separation. The system shall deem any portion of the judge’s contributions or of the judge’s monetary credits that were not allocated by the judgment to the nonmember, to be allocated to the member.(c) Promptly after receiving a certified copy of a judgment dissolving the marriage of a member or legally separating a member and nonmember and allocating shares of the member’s contributions pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), the fund shall pay to the nonmember the amount allocated to him or her in the judgment. The nonmember shall have no further interest in the fund.(d) Promptly after receiving a certified copy of a judgment dissolving the marriage of a member or legally separating a member and nonmember and allocating shares of the member’s monetary credits pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a), the fund shall pay to the nonmember the amount allocated to him or her in the judgment. The nonmember shall have no further interest in the fund.(e) The amount of the payment pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) shall be subtracted from the member’s monetary credits as computed pursuant to Section 75520. Until the amount is redeposited pursuant to Section 75552, the additional credits accorded pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 75520 shall be computed on the amount so reduced.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 482, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Govt Code § 75552 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 3 - Community Property|Section 75552.

75552.  (a) After payment of a portion of the member’s contributions to a nonmember pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 75551, the member may redeposit the full amount in the fund at any time before he or she retires or otherwise leaves judicial office. The redeposit shall include interest at the rate of interest then being required to be paid by members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System under Section 20750 from the date of payment to the date of redeposit. A partial redeposit shall not be accepted.(b) After payment of a portion of the member’s monetary credits to a nonmember pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 75551, the member may redeposit the full amount in the fund at any time before he or she retires or otherwise leaves judicial office. The redeposit shall include interest at the greater of: (1) the rate of interest then being required to be paid by members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System under Section 20750 from the date of payment to the date of redeposit; or (2) the compounded amounts that would have been credited to the member’s monetary account pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 75520 had the payment not been made to the nonmember. A partial redeposit shall not be accepted.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 237, Sec. 11. (AB 2472) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 75553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 3 - Community Property|Section 75553.

75553.  (a) If a member leaves judicial office after a nonmember has received a share of the member’s contributions or a share of the member’s monetary credits pursuant to Section 75551, the member’s retirement fund rights shall be determined pursuant to this section.(b) If the member has redeposited the amount paid to the nonmember, with interest, pursuant to Section 75552, the payment to the nonmember shall be ignored and the member’s rights shall be determined as though the payment to the nonmember had not occurred; and subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) shall not apply.(c) If the member leaves judicial office before accruing at least five years of service, he or she shall be paid the dollar amount of his or her contributions to the system minus the amount paid to the nonmember, and no other amount.(d) If the member leaves office after accruing five or more years of service and either: (1) elects, pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 75522, to receive the amount of his or her monetary credits; or (2) is entitled, pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 75521 to receive only the amount of his or her monetary credits, the member shall be paid the amount of his or her monetary credits as provided in Section 75521 or subdivision (e) of Section 75522, reduced as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 75551.(e) If the member is eligible for retirement pursuant to Section 75522 and elects, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 75522, to receive a monthly allowance, the judge’s monthly allowance shall equal the monthly allowance that would have been payable pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 75522 based on the judge’s service and salary, multiplied by a fraction equal to:NMSS+50% (MS)Swhere: _____ “S” _____ “MS”  _____ “NMS”===the member’s total service the member’s service while married to the nonmember prior to their separation the member’s service while not married to the nonmember(f) If, notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 75551, the judgment did not specify the number of years of service that accrued during the marriage or other necessary facts, the system may make its own determination in order to make the computation in subdivision (e).(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 11. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
CA Govt Code § 75560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 4 - Disability Retirement|Section 75560.

75560.  No judge shall be eligible to be retired for disability unless the judge is credited with at least five years of judicial service or unless the disability is a result of injury or disease arising out of and in the course of judicial service.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 11. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
CA Govt Code § 75560.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 4 - Disability Retirement|Section 75560.1.

75560.1.  (a) Any judge who is unable to discharge efficiently the duties of his or her office by reason of mental or physical disability that is or is likely to become permanent may, with his or her consent and with the approval of the Chief Justice or Acting Chief Justice and the Commission on Judicial Performance, be retired from office. The consent of the judge shall be made on a written application to the Commission on Judicial Performance, signed by the judge or a family member or legal representative acting on the judge’s behalf. The retirement shall be effective upon approval by the designated officers, except as provided in subdivision (b). A certificate evidencing the approval shall be filed with the Secretary of State. Upon the filing of the certificate, a successor shall be appointed to fill the vacancy.(b) Any judge who dies after executing an application evidencing his or her consent that has been received in the office of the commission and before the approval of both of the designated officers has been obtained shall be deemed to have retired on the date of his or her death if the designated officers, prior to the filling of the vacancy created by the judge’s death, file with the Secretary of State their certificate of approval.(c) No retirement under this section may be approved unless a written statement by a physician or psychiatrist that he or she has personally examined the judge applying for retirement under this section and that he or she is of the opinion that the judge is unable to discharge efficiently the duties of the judge’s office by reason of a mental or physical disability that is or is likely to become permanent is presented to the persons having the responsibility to approve or disapprove the retirement.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 879, Sec. 11. Effective September 27, 1994. Operative November 9, 1994, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 879.)
CA Govt Code § 75560.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 11.5 - Judges Retirement System II|ARTICLE 4 - Disability Retirement|Section 75560.4.

75560.4.  (a) A judge who retires for disability shall receive a retirement allowance in an amount equal to the lower of the following:(1) The benefit factor under subdivision (d) of Section 75522 multiplied by the judge’s final compensation on the effective date of the disability retirement, multiplied by the number of years of service the judge would have been credited if the judge’s service had continued to the age the judge would have first been eligible to retire under subdivision (a) of Section 75522.(2) Sixty-five percent of the judge’s final compensation on the effective date of the disability retirement.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the retirement allowance of a judge who retires for disability shall equal 65 percent of the judge’s final compensation on the effective date of the disability retirement regardless of the judge’s age or length of service, if the Commission on Judicial Performance determines that the disability is predominantly a result of injury arising out of and in the course of judicial service.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 332. Effective January 1, 2007.)