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AL Code § 12-18-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 1 - Judicial Retirement Fund; Justices of Supreme Court, Judges Ofcourts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts Generally.|Section 12-18-9 - Offices Deemed Vacant Upon Retirement of Justices of Supreme Court, Judges of Courts of Appeals or Judges of Circuit Courts; Filling of Vacancies.

Section 12-18-9Offices deemed vacant upon retirement of justices of Supreme Court, judges of courts of appeals or judges of circuit courts; filling of vacancies. Whenever a justice of the Supreme Court or judge of one of the courts of appeals or judge of a circuit court of the state retires pursuant to this article the office then held by him shall become vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided by Constitutional Amendment No. 328 or other applicable provisions of the Constitution. (Acts 1973, No. 1163, p. 1948, §8.)
AL Code § 12-18-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 1 - Judicial Retirement Fund; Justices of Supreme Court, Judges Ofcourts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts Generally.|Section 12-18-11 - Crediting to Circuit Court Judges Toward Retirement of Prior Service for Which Entitled to Credit Toward Supernumerary Status in Position Other Than as Circuit Judge.

Section 12-18-11Crediting to circuit court judges toward retirement of prior service for which entitled to credit toward supernumerary status in position other than as circuit judge. Any judge of a circuit court holding office on September 18, 1973 who is entitled to credit for prior service toward earning supernumerary status in a position other than as a circuit judge shall be entitled to have all such service credited toward retirement status under this article, provided he does so within three years from September 18, 1973, by notifying the Supreme Court in writing of the service for which he is at that time entitled to credit toward obtaining supernumerary status and for which he desires credit toward retirement under the Judicial Retirement Fund provided by this article. Upon receipt of such notice the Supreme Court shall make a judicial determination of the amount of such credit to which such judge is entitled and shall notify the board of control of the State Employees' Retirement System of this determination, and such service shall be credited to such judge's retirement benefits and shall be counted as time of service as a circuit judge under this article. (Acts 1973, No. 1163, p. 1948, §9.)
AL Code § 12-18-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 1 - Judicial Retirement Fund; Justices of Supreme Court, Judges Ofcourts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts Generally.|Section 12-18-12 - Applicability of Provisions of Article to Future Additional State Judicial Offices.

Section 12-18-12Applicability of provisions of article to future additional state judicial offices. Should there hereafter be created a different or additional state judicial office, for which officeholders receive compensation from the State Treasury, then the provisions of this article shall be applicable to such state judicial officeholders; provided, however, that if the different or additional office is an appellate position, then the provisions applicable to a judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals or Court of Civil Appeals shall be applicable to such different or additional judicial office; and, if the different or additional judicial office is a trial position, then the provisions of this article applicable to a circuit judge shall be applicable to the different or additional judicial position. (Acts 1973, No. 1163, p. 1948, §14.)
AL Code § 12-18-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 1 - Judicial Retirement Fund; Justices of Supreme Court, Judges Ofcourts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts Generally.|Section 12-18-13 - Construction of Article.

Section 12-18-13Construction of article. The provisions of this article are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws not inconsistent herewith. (Acts 1973, No. 1163, p. 1948, §13.)
AL Code § 12-18-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 1 - Judicial Retirement Fund; Justices of Supreme Court, Judges Ofcourts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts Generally.|Section 12-18-14 - Compliance With Qualification Standards.

Section 12-18-14Compliance with qualification standards. The Board of Control of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama is authorized to implement any new accounting procedures, funds, or administrative changes and to provide for the payment of benefits to members or beneficiaries of the retirement fund as may be necessary to ensure the Judicial Retirement Fund's compliance with the qualification standards required of public pension plans by the Internal Revenue Code of the United States. (Act 98-385, p. 732, §10 (c).)
AL Code § 12-18-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 2 - Supernumerary Justices of Supreme Court and Circuit Court Judges.|Section 12-18-30 - Right of Election of Justices of Supreme Court and Judges of Circuit Courts Becoming Supernumerary Justices or Judges Prior to September 18, 1973, to Come Under Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter; Filing of Instrument as to Election With Clerk of Supreme Court.

Section 12-18-30Right of election of justices of Supreme Court and judges of circuit courts becoming supernumerary justices or judges prior to September 18, 1973, to come under provisions of Article 1 of chapter; filing of instrument as to election with Clerk of Supreme Court. Any former justice of the Supreme Court or judge of any of the several circuit courts of this state who became a supernumerary justice or judge under the applicable laws of this state prior to September 18, 1973, may elect to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter by filing with the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Alabama, within one year after October 1, 1976, an instrument in writing electing to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §6-111.)
AL Code § 12-18-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 2 - Supernumerary Justices of Supreme Court and Circuit Court Judges.|Section 12-18-31 - Contribution for Payment of Benefits to Spouse of Supernumerary Justice of Supreme Court Upon Death Thereof.

Section 12-18-31Contribution for payment of benefits to spouse of supernumerary justice of Supreme Court upon death thereof. A supernumerary justice of the Supreme Court who desires that his spouse receive after his death the benefits provided in subsection (c) of Section 12-18-10 must, at the time of the filing of the instrument showing his election to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, pay into the judicial retirement fund an amount of money equal to the largest sum heretofore paid into that fund by a now retired justice of the Supreme Court between September 18, 1973, and the date of his retirement. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §6-112.)
AL Code § 12-18-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 2 - Supernumerary Justices of Supreme Court and Circuit Court Judges.|Section 12-18-32 - Contribution for Payment of Benefits to Spouse of Supernumerary Circuit Court Judge Upon Death Thereof.

Section 12-18-32Contribution for payment of benefits to spouse of supernumerary circuit court judge upon death thereof. A supernumerary judge of a circuit court who desires that his spouse receive, after his death, the benefits provided in subsection (c) of Section 12-18-10 must, at the time of the filing of the instrument showing his election to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, pay into the judicial retirement fund an amount of money equal to the largest sum heretofore paid into that fund by a now retired circuit court judge between September 18, 1973, and the date of his retirement. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §6-113.)
AL Code § 12-18-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 2 - Supernumerary Justices of Supreme Court and Circuit Court Judges.|Section 12-18-33 - Surviving Spouses' Election to Obtain Benefits Under Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter; Payment to Judicial Retirement Fund by Surviving Spouse at Time of Election.

Section 12-18-33Surviving spouses' election to obtain benefits under provisions of Article 1 of chapter; payment to Judicial Retirement Fund by surviving spouse at time of election. The surviving spouse of any justice or judge, active or supernumerary, who died at any time before the expiration of one year from October 1, 1976, is authorized to elect to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter and obtain the benefits thereof for spouses. Such election is to be manifested in the same manner and within the same time provided in Sections 12-18-30 through 12-18-32 for the election by a supernumerary justice or judge; except, that in cases of death of justices or judges, active or supernumerary, during the last six months of the year following October 1, 1976, an election by a surviving spouse shall be made within six months from the death of the deceased justice or judge. The surviving spouse must, at the time of making the election, pay into the Judicial Retirement Fund a sum which would equal the amount required in this article to be paid by a supernumerary justice or judge electing at the time to come under the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 12-18-10. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §6-114.)
AL Code § 12-18-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 2 - Supernumerary Justices of Supreme Court and Circuit Court Judges.|Section 12-18-34 - Effective Date.

Section 12-18-34Effective date. The provisions of this article shall become effective on October 1, 1976. No contributions shall be paid, no elections shall be made and no benefits shall accrue under the provisions of this article until October 1,1976. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §18-103.)
AL Code § 12-18-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 2A - Eligibility Requirements.|Section 12-18-40 - Retirement at Age 60; Computation; Cost-of-Living; Prior Service.

Section 12-18-40Retirement at age 60; computation; cost-of-living; prior service. On or after July 30, 1979, any person assuming office for the first time as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of a court of appeals or a circuit judge, shall receive and be entitled to all retirement benefits prescribed in Title 12, Chapter 18, Articles 1 and 2, except as follows: (1) The provisions of subdivisions (3) and (5) of both subsections (a) and (b) of Section 12-18-6, to the contrary notwithstanding, except for disability, no such justice or judge shall be eligible to receive judicial service retirement pay prior to attaining 60 years of age. (2) The retirement pay or benefit of each such justice or judge shall be based and computed pursuant to the provisions of Section 12-18-10, at the percentage rate therein prescribed of his final salary received from the state at the time of retirement. Retired justices and judges coming under this article shall be entitled to receive cost-of-living increases in their retirement pay equal to any cost-of-living increment received by retired state employees from the State Employees Retirement System, as provided by the Legislature from time to time. (3) The provisions of Section 12-18-8, to the contrary notwithstanding, no credit for prior creditable service shall be claimed by such justice or judge for inclusion toward judicial retirement except prior creditable service as a judge. (4) In order for any person, electing to retire under the provisions of this article, to receive benefits authorized for the judicial office in which he is serving at the time of retirement, he must have served not less than one full term, or a time equal to a full term, in such office; if such person has served for a lesser period in such office, he shall only be entitled to retire in, and receive the benefits for, any previous judicial office in which he shall have served for not less than one full term, or a time equal to a full term, such person otherwise having attained the number of years of creditable service and age for such retirement, including all service in the office held at the time of retirement. (Acts 1979, No. 79-566, p. 1015, §1.)
AL Code § 12-18-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 2A - Eligibility Requirements.|Section 12-18-41 - Prior Creditable Service as District or County Court Judge.

Section 12-18-41Prior creditable service as district or county court judge. Any person with service as a judge of a district court who assumes the office of circuit judge or as a justice of the Supreme Court or judge of a court of appeals shall be entitled to receive creditable service for such time served as judge of a district or county court for inclusion toward retirement under Title 12, Chapter 18, Articles 1 and 2. (Acts 1979, No. 79-566, p. 1015, §2.)
AL Code § 12-18-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-50 - Entitlement to Retirement and Receipt of Pension of District Judges Generally; Retirement Order.

Section 12-18-50Entitlement to retirement and receipt of pension of district judges generally; retirement order. Every district judge who meets the requirements for retirement prescribed in this article shall be entitled to be retired and to receive a pension as provided in this article. Such retirement shall be on order of the Board of Control of the Judicial Retirement Fund and upon the request of the district judge to be retired or on an order signed by a majority of the members of the Supreme Court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-119.)
AL Code § 12-18-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-51 - Right of Election of Judges of County Courts or Full-Time Municipal Court Judges Entitled to Receive Commissions as District Judges to Come Under Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter; Filing of Notice of Election With Clerk of Supreme Court, Secretary-Treasurer of Judicial Retirement Fund and Governing Body of County or Municipality; Applicability of Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter to District Court Judges Elected or Appointed to Office After October 10, 1975.

Section 12-18-51Right of election of judges of county courts or full-time municipal court judges entitled to receive commissions as district judges to come under provisions of Article 1 of chapter; filing of notice of election with Clerk of Supreme Court, Secretary-Treasurer of Judicial Retirement Fund and governing body of county or municipality; applicability of provisions of Article 1 of chapter to district court judges elected or appointed to office after October 10, 1975. (a) Each judge of a county court or full-time municipal court judge entitled to receive a commission as a district judge pursuant to the Constitution shall have a right to elect to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter in accord with the provisions of this article, but a full-time municipal court judge shall not be entitled to credit to determine eligibility for retirement under Section 12-18-55 for any service prior to such election. (b) Such election shall be made by written notice filed within 30 days from the issuance of the commission with the Clerk of the Supreme Court and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Judicial Retirement Fund. Each such judge of a county court shall also file notice of such election with the county commission of the county in which he resides. Each such full-time municipal court judge shall also file such notice with the governing body of the municipality ceasing to have a city or municipal court. (c) Each district judge elected or appointed to office after October 10, 1975, shall come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter as a matter of law. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-117.)
AL Code § 12-18-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-52 - Contributions to Retirement Fund by Judges.

Section 12-18-52Contributions to retirement fund by judges. After January 16, 1977, each district judge who comes under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter by election or by operation of law shall contribute to the Judicial Retirement Fund annually, payable in equal monthly installments, four and one-half percent of his annual compensation paid by the State of Alabama; provided, that after February 1, 1977, the rate of contribution to be paid by such judge shall be six percent of his salary derived from the State of Alabama, but such increased rate of contribution shall not be effective until February 1, 1977. For all pay dates beginning on or after October 1, 2011, the contribution to be paid by the judges shall be eight and one-quarter percent (8.25%) of their salary. For all pay dates beginning on or after October 1, 2012, the rate of contribution to be paid by the judges shall be eight and one-half percent (8.5%) of their salary. Such percentages shall be deducted by the state Comptroller from each such judge's salary and paid into the Judicial Retirement Fund in the State Treasury and credited to the individual account of the judge from whose salary it was deducted. The Supreme Court of Alabama may provide that the state shall pickup member contributions to the Judicial Retirement Fund, as required by Section 12-18-5 and this section, on behalf of all appellate justices or judges, circuit and district judges who participate in the judicial retirement fund and that the counties shall pickup member contributions to the Judicial Retirement Fund, as required by Section 12-18-81, on behalf of all probate judges who participate in the Judicial Retirement Fund, by a corresponding reduction in the salary of the member, such pickup to be mandatory for all such judges, and the contributions so picked up shall be treated as employer contributions in determining tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code. These contributions shall be paid from the same source of funds which is used in paying earnings to the member. If member contributions are so picked up they shall be treated for all other purposes of state law in the same manner and to the same extent as member contributions made prior to the date picked up. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-118; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 2680, §4; Acts 1982, No. 82-417, p. 628, §2; Act 2011-676, p. 1805, §1.)
AL Code § 12-18-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-53 - Payment Into Judicial Retirement Fund of Moneys Previously Paid Into Retirement Funds for Benefit of Judges by Counties or Municipalities; Crediting to Judges of Such Payments.

Section 12-18-53Payment into Judicial Retirement Fund of moneys previously paid into retirement funds for benefit of judges by counties or municipalities; crediting to judges of such payments. When a district judge elects to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, all money paid by the county or municipality into a retirement fund for the benefit of such judge shall immediately be paid into the Judicial Retirement Fund on account of the judge electing to come under the article, and the same shall be credited to him under the rules and regulations applicable to similar contributions under the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-127.)
AL Code § 12-18-54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-54 - Election as to Withdrawal From Retirement Fund and Refunding of Contributions or Receipt of Certificate of Time of Service Accumulated Toward Retirement Upon Termination of Service of Judge Prior to Eligibility for Retirement Benefits Under Article; Filing of Certificate as Proof of Time of Service for Retirement Benefits Under Article Upon Reaching of Retirement Age or Death of Judge.

Section 12-18-54Election as to withdrawal from retirement fund and refunding of contributions or receipt of certificate of time of service accumulated toward retirement upon termination of service of judge prior to eligibility for retirement benefits under article; filing of certificate as proof of time of service for retirement benefits under article upon reaching of retirement age or death of judge. Should the service of a district judge be terminated prior to the time said judge is entitled to receive retirement benefits under this article, such judge shall have the right to elect to withdraw from the Judicial Retirement Fund and to have refunded his contributions to the Judicial Retirement Fund, plus accrued interest thereon, under the same rules, regulations and rates applicable to similar refunds of contributions under the Employees' Retirement System; provided, that should such judge not elect to withdraw from the Judicial Retirement Fund he shall be entitled to receive a certificate from the Secretary-Treasurer of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama showing the time of service accumulated toward retirement. If any such judge has sufficient time of service for any retirement benefit provided by this article, upon reaching a retirement age or upon death, such certificate may be filed as proof of time of service with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-128.)
AL Code § 12-18-56 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-56 - Filing of Notice of Intention to Retire With Chief Justice of Supreme Court by District Judge; Endorsement and Forwarding Thereof by Chief Justice.

Section 12-18-56Filing of notice of intention to retire with Chief Justice of Supreme Court by district judge; endorsement and forwarding thereof by Chief Justice. Any judge of the state who desires to be retired pursuant to this article shall file a written notice of election to retire with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who, upon finding the existence of the conditions prerequisite to such retirement, shall endorse his findings thereon and forward said declaration to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Judicial Retirement Fund. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-121.)
AL Code § 12-18-57 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-57 - Office Deemed Vacant Upon Retirement of Judge; Filling of Vacancy.

Section 12-18-57Office deemed vacant upon retirement of judge; filling of vacancy. When a district judge retires pursuant to this article, the office then held by him shall become vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided by the Constitution. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-126.)