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AL Code § 12-18-58 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-58 - Judges' Retirement Benefits.

Section 12-18-58Judges' retirement benefits. The annual retirement benefit payable to a judge retiring pursuant to subdivisions (2) through (5) of subsection (a) of Section 12-18-55 shall be 75 percent of the salary payable by the state to district judges on the date such judge retires. Retired district judges shall also 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. District judges retirement benefits shall be payable monthly for the life of the beneficiary and shall not be subject to writs of attachment or garnishment. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-122; Acts 1988, No. 88-164, p. 264, §2.)
AL Code § 12-18-58.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-58.1 - Applicability of Sections 12-18-55 and 12-18-58.

Section 12-18-58.1Applicability of Sections 12-18-55 and 12-18-58. The provisions of Sections 12-18-55 and 12-18-58 shall only apply to those district judges retiring on or after October 1, 1986. Any district judge who retired prior to October 1, 1986, shall be entitled to the benefits provided by law on the date of retirement, and shall also be entitled to receive cost-of-living increases received by retired state employees as may be provided by the Legislature after April 7, 1988. (Acts 1988, No. 88-164, p. 264, §3.)
AL Code § 12-18-59 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-59 - Judges' Disability Benefits.

Section 12-18-59Judges' disability benefits. Any judge retiring pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 12-18-55 who has served for 10 years shall be entitled to a disability benefit allowance payable monthly from the Judicial Retirement Fund equal to 75 percent of the salary payable to the state for the position held at the time of retirement. A disabled judge who has served less than 10 years shall be entitled to receive a monthly benefit equal to 25 percent of the salary payable by the state for the position held at the time of retirement plus 10 percent of such salary for each year of service in excess of five years; provided, that in no event shall such judge receive less than 30 percent of the annual salary being paid to a full-time district court judge by the state at the time of his retirement. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-124.)
AL Code § 12-18-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-60 - Payment of Benefits to Spouses Upon Death of Judges.

Section 12-18-60Payment of benefits to spouses upon death of judges. After the death of any district judge, who, while serving as an intermediate court judge or as a district judge, has contributed or paid into a county retirement system or to a state retirement system for a minimum of five years, his spouse shall receive a yearly benefit from the state equivalent to three percent of the salary payable from the State Treasury prescribed by law for his former position as a district judge or as an intermediate court judge, as the case may be, for each year of service not to exceed 30 percent of such salary, payable monthly for the remainder of such spouse's life or until their remarriage. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-123; Acts 1988, No. 88-164, p. 264, §4.)
AL Code § 12-18-60.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-60.1 - Applicability of Section 12-18-60.

Section 12-18-60.1Applicability of Section 12-18-60. The provisions of Section 12-18-60 shall be applicable to all persons now receiving district judge's spousal benefits or who may be entitled to such benefits prior to April 7, 1988. (Acts 1988, No. 88-164, p. 264, §5.)
AL Code § 12-18-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 3 - District Court Judges.|Section 12-18-61 - Call to Active Duty of Retired Judges; Compensation of Retired Judges on Active Duty; Termination of Active Duty.

Section 12-18-61Call to active duty of retired judges; compensation of retired judges on active duty; termination of active duty. Any district judge who has retired pursuant to this article may be called by the Chief Justice to temporary active duty in any court. The salary paid a retired district judge called to active duty shall be the salary paid a district judge in the district from which said district judge retired or the salary paid a resident district court judge in the district to which the judge is assigned, whichever is greater. In no event, however, shall the total compensation paid to a retired district judge on active duty during any calendar year exceed a sum which is $1,000.00 less than the compensation received by a regular judge in the district from which said judge is retired. Such active duty may be terminated by order of the Chief Justice at any time. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-125.)
AL Code § 12-18-80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-80 - Entitlement to Retirement and Receipt of Pension of Probate Judges Generally; Retirement Order.

Section 12-18-80Entitlement to retirement and receipt of pension of probate judges generally; retirement order. Every probate 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 or on an order signed by the majority of the members of the Supreme Court and upon the request of the probate judge to be retired. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §3-103.)
AL Code § 12-18-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-81 - Right of Election of Probate Judges Holding Office on or After December 27, 1973, to Come Under Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter; Filing of Instrument as to Election With Clerk of Supreme Court, County Commission and Secretary-Treasurer of State Employees' Retirement System; Applicability of Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter to Probate Judges Elected or Appointed to Office After October 1, 1976; State and Local Governing Bodies Authorized to Pick Up Member Contributions to Retirement Fund.

Section 12-18-81Right of election of probate judges holding office on or after December 27, 1973, to come under provisions of Article 1 of chapter; filing of instrument as to election with Clerk of Supreme Court, county commission and Secretary-Treasurer of State Employees' Retirement System; applicability of provisions of Article 1 of chapter to probate judges elected or appointed to office after October 1, 1976; state and local governing bodies authorized to pick up member contributions to retirement fund. Each probate judge holding office in the several counties of Alabama on or after December 27, 1973, and prior to October 1, 1976, shall have a right to elect to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter in accordance with the provisions of this article. Each such probate judge who elects to come under the provisions of article 1 of this chapter shall, prior to the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January, 1977, file with the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Alabama, the county commission of the county in which each such probate judge serves and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama an instrument in writing electing to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter. Each probate judge elected or appointed to office after October 1, 1976, shall come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter as a matter of law. The Supreme Court of Alabama may provide that the state shall pick up member contributions to the Judicial Retirement Fund, as required by Sections 12-18-5 and 12-18-52, on behalf of all appellate justices or judges, circuit and district judges who participate in the Judicial Retirement Fund and that the counties shall pick up member contributions to the Judicial Retirement Fund, as required by this section, on behalf of all probate judges who participate in the Judicial Retirement Fund, by a corresponding reduction in the salary of the member, such picking up 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, §3-102; Acts 1982, No. 82-417, p. 628, §2.)
AL Code § 12-18-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-82 - Contributions to Retirement Fund by Judges.

Section 12-18-82Contributions to retirement fund by judges. (a) Judges on fees. After October 1, 1976, each probate judge compensated by fees who elects to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter or who comes under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter by operation of law shall contribute to the Judicial Retirement Fund annually, payable in equal monthly installments, four and one-half percent of a sum, hereinafter referred to as the "base sum," that is, 90 percent of the annual state compensation now authorized by law to be paid to circuit judges in 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. The base sum shall be adjusted up or down in accordance with and equal to future changes that are made in the state compensation of such circuit judges. Such percentage shall be paid by each such probate judge into the Judicial Retirement Fund in the State Treasury and credited to the individual account of the probate judge from whose fees it was paid. (b) Judges on salary. After October 1, 1976, each probate judge compensated by salary who elects to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter or who comes under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter by operation of law shall contribute to the Judicial Retirement Fund annually, payable in equal monthly installments, four and one-half percent of his salary; 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 percentage shall be paid into the Judicial Retirement Fund in the State Treasury and credited to the individual account of the probate judge from whose salary it was deducted. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §3-102; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 2680, §4; Act 2011-676, p. 1805, §1.)
AL Code § 12-18-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-83 - 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 12-18-83Election 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 probate judge be terminated prior to the time he is entitled to receive retirement benefits under this article, such probate 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 and regulations and at the same rate governing the accrual and refund of interest under the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama; provided, that should such probate 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 he has 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 his 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, §3-110.)
AL Code § 12-18-84 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-84 - Eligibility for Retirement.

Section 12-18-84Eligibility for retirement. Any probate judge serving on December 27, 1973, who elects to become a member of the retirement fund hereby established, and any probate judge assuming such office after October 1, 1976, may elect to be retired pursuant to this article if he or she qualifies under any one of the following:  (1) Has served as much as five years as a probate judge and has become permanently, physically or mentally unable to carry out his or her duties on a full-time basis, proof of such disability being made by certificate of three reputable physicians; (2) Has served as much as 12 years as a probate judge and has reached or passed the age of 65 years; (3) Has served as much as 15 years as probate judge and is not less than 62 years of age or has served as such for more than 15 years and has attained age 62, less one year for each year of service in excess of 15; provided, that such probate judge shall have attained not less than 60 years of age; (4) Has served continuously as much as 10 years as probate judge and is not less than 70 years of age; or (5) Has served for not less than 18 years or three full terms or a time equal to three full terms as a probate judge and is not less than 60 years of age; or (6) Has served for not less than 24 years or four full terms or a time equal to four full terms as a probate judge, regardless of age, if upon electing to retire with less than 25 years of service, prior to his or her date of retirement he or she pays to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Judicial Retirement Fund a lump sum in an amount equal to the annual employer and employee contributions necessary to purchase one year of creditable service in the fund based on the final annual state salary earned by the judge during his or her most recent fiscal year of active judicial service. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §3-104; Act 98-365, p. 664, §2.)
AL Code § 12-18-84.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-84.1 - Election to Retire With 24 Years of Service.

Section 12-18-84.1Election to retire with 24 years of service. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any judge of probate who has served for not less than 24 years on any one or more of such courts or has 24 years of creditable service in the Judicial Retirement Fund shall be eligible to retire under this chapter, regardless of age, if upon electing to retire with less than 25 years of service, prior to his or her date of retirement he or she pays to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Judicial Retirement Fund a lump sum in an amount equal to the annual employer and employee contributions necessary to purchase one year of creditable service in the fund based on the final annual state salary earned by the judge during his or her most recent fiscal year of active judicial service. (Act 98-365, p. 664, §1.)
AL Code § 12-18-85 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-85 - Filing of Declaration as to Intention to Retire With Chief Justice of Supreme Court; Endorsement and Forwarding Thereof by Chief Justice.

Section 12-18-85Filing of declaration as to intention to retire with Chief Justice of Supreme Court; endorsement and forwarding thereof by Chief Justice. Any probate judge of the state who desires to be retired pursuant to this article shall file a written declaration relative to his intention to elect such retirement 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, §3-105.)
AL Code § 12-18-86 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-86 - Office Deemed Vacant Upon Retirement of Judge; Filling of Vacancy.

Section 12-18-86Office deemed vacant upon retirement of judge; filling of vacancy. When a probate 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, §3-108.)
AL Code § 12-18-87 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-87 - Benefits.

Section 12-18-87Benefits. (a) Judges' retirement benefits. - The annual retirement benefit payable to a probate judge retiring pursuant to subdivisions (2), (3), (4), and (5) of Section 12-18-84 shall be 75 percent of the base sum or salary upon which such judge is paying the percentage as provided in subsection (a) or subsection (b) of Section 12-18-82 immediately prior to retirement. Such retirement benefit shall be payable monthly from the State Treasury for the life of the beneficiary. (b) Spouses' benefits. - After the death of any probate judge who has held office for a minimum of five years, his or her spouse shall receive a yearly benefit from the State Treasury equivalent to the greater of $480.00 per year, multiplied by the number of years of service, not to exceed 10 years, or three percent of the base sum or salary upon which such probate judge was paying the percentage as provided in subsection (a) or subsection (b) of Section 12-18-82 immediately prior to retirement, multiplied by the number of years service, not to exceed 10 years, payable monthly for the remainder of such spouse's life or until his or her remarriage. (c) Judges' disability benefits. - Any probate judge retiring pursuant to subdivision (1) of Section 12-18-84, who has served for 10 years or more shall be entitled to a disability benefit allowance payable monthly from the Judicial Retirement Fund equal to 75 percent of the base sum or salary specified in subsection (a) or (b) of Section 12-18-82 applicable at the time of retirement. If such disabled probate judge has served less than 10 years, he shall be entitled to receive from the State Treasury a monthly disability benefit that is equal to 25 percent of such base sum or salary plus 10 percent of such base sum or salary for each year of service in excess of five years; provided, however, that in no event shall such justice or judge receive less than 30 percent of the annual salary being paid to a full-time probate judge, as the case may be, from the State Treasury. (d) Minimum age for receipt of retirement benefits, etc. - Any provision of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, a probate judge shall not be eligible to retire on service or otherwise receive service retirement benefits on account of his participation in said fund unless such member shall have attained 60 years of age; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting, altering or amending existing provisions of law relating to eligibility for entitlement to disability benefits. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §3-106; Acts 1988, No. 88-662, p. 1062; Acts 1991, No. 91-641, p. 1211, §1.)
AL Code § 12-18-88 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-88 - Call to Active Duty of Retired Judges; Compensation of Retired Judges on Active Duty; Termination of Active Duty.

Section 12-18-88Call to active duty of retired judges; compensation of retired judges on active duty; termination of active duty. Every probate judge who has retired pursuant to this article may, on the request of the Chief Justice, be called to active duty status as a probate judge. Such retired probate judge shall be entitled to receive from the county in which he is serving reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary expenses, including travel, incurred in the performance of such active duty. Such active duty status shall be terminated by the appointment of a person to fill the vacancy occupied by such retired probate judge or by an order of the appointing authority. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §3-107.)
AL Code § 12-18-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.|Article 4 - Probate Judges.|Section 12-18-90 - Provisions of Article Not Applicable to Supernumerary Probate Judges; Receipt of Benefits as Supernumerary Probate Judge, etc., by Probate Judge Electing to Come Under Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter; Transfer to Judicial Retirement Fund of Moneys Paid to Counties Under Provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 13 of This Title by Probate Judges Electing to Come Under Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter.

Section 12-18-90Provisions of article not applicable to supernumerary probate judges; receipt of benefits as supernumerary probate judge, etc., by probate judge electing to come under provisions of Article 1 of chapter; transfer to Judicial Retirement Fund of moneys paid to counties under provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 13 of this title by probate judges electing to come under provisions of Article 1 of chapter. This article shall not apply to any supernumerary probate judge. No probate judge who elects to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter shall be eligible to receive benefits as a supernumerary probate judge or benefits under any other state retirement program; provided, that any probate judge retired under this article may receive all social security benefits to which he or she is entitled, and the receipt of such shall not diminish the retirement benefits herein provided. When a probate judge elects to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, all money paid to the county by such probate judge under the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 13 of this title shall immediately be paid into the Judicial Retirement Fund in the State Treasury. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §3-109.)