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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 11, § 558.2. District court judges' benefits; service credit; calculation

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. Any member of this system who is or was a judge of a civil district court or a criminal district court in a parish that has separate civil and criminal district courts shall be eligible for retirement benefits, calculated in accordance with Subsection B of this Section, provided all of the following apply:

(1) The judge was serving in a court of record on June 30, 1995.

(2) The judge was eligible for retirement under the provisions of R.S. 11:558(A)(1), (2), (3), or (4), on or before December 31, 1996.

(3) The division or section of the civil district court or the criminal district court in which the judge was serving is situated within the geographic jurisdiction of a state circuit court of appeal of which a member was certified by the judicial administrator of the Louisiana Supreme Court to be covered by the provisions of R.S. 11:558(A)(5), with such certification being based on an application submitted by a member before December 21, 1993.

B. That portion of benefits based on service rendered on and before December 31, 1996, by a member of this system who meets the specifications of Subsection A of this Section, shall be calculated in accordance with R.S. 11:558(A)(5)(a)(ii).

C. The provisions of this Section shall have retroactive application to December 31, 1996.

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