Sec. 51-50b. Retirement contribution.
Sec. 51-50b. Retirement contribution. (a) There shall be deducted and withheld
from the salary payable to each judge under subsections (a) and (d) of section 51-47,
family support magistrate under subsection (h) of section 46b-231, and compensation
commissioner under section 31-277 a sum equal to five per cent of the judge's, family
support magistrate's or commissioner's salary. The sums deducted and withheld shall
be deposited in the Judge's Retirement Fund. The provisions of this subsection shall
apply to any family support magistrate who had elected under the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (i) of section 46b-231.
(b) The provisions of this section with respect to judges shall apply only to any
person first appointed a judge of any court after May 20, 1967, and, on or after July 1,
1978, to any person who was appointed a judge on or prior to May 20, 1967, and who
is reappointed to the same court on or after July 1, 1978, or who is appointed to a different
court on or after July 1, 1978. The deduction or withholding shall commence with the
reappointment or appointment, as the case may be. The appointment of a judge of the
Supreme Court to the office of Chief Justice, the appointment, on or after August 1,
1983, of a judge of the Appellate Court to the Supreme Court prior to the expiration of
his term as an Appellate Court judge or the appointment of a Superior Court judge to
the Supreme Court or, on or after August 1, 1983, to the Appellate Court, prior to the
expiration of his term as a Superior Court judge shall not be deemed to be a reappointment
to the same court or appointment to a different court.
(c) All matching noncontributory payments required to be made by the state to
carry out the provisions of sections 51-49, 51-50 and 51-50a on behalf of compensation
commissioners shall be an expense of the compensation commission for purposes of
assessment under section 31-345.
(d) All contributions made under this section shall be refunded without interest
to any judge, family support magistrate or commissioner who resigns or is otherwise
removed from judicial office or from the office of family support magistrate or the office
of compensation commissioner prior to becoming eligible for retirement benefits or in
the event of the death of any such judge, family support magistrate or commissioner,
to his named beneficiary or, if none, his estate, provided no pension is payable under
section 51-51.
(1967, P.A. 621, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 639, S. 6; P.A. 77-576, S. 47, 65; 77-602; P.A. 80-337, S. 11, 13; P.A. 81-456, S. 4;
P.A. 82-248, S. 28; 82-392, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-399, S. 5, 17; P.A. 85-613, S. 75, 154; P.A. 86-295, S. 1, 3; P.A. 92-226, S.
13, 28.)
History: 1971 act added provision re payments on behalf of compensation commissioners and applied previously
existing provisions to compensation commissioners; P.A. 77-576 added provisions re effect of reappointment to same
court or appointment to a different court and re refund of contributions to judge or compensation commissioner who ceases
to hold office before becoming eligible for retirement; P.A. 77-602 replaced refund provision of P.A. 77-576 with new
provision applicable to judge or compensation commissioner who resigns or is otherwise removed from office rather than
to judge or compensation commissioner who "ceases to hold office"; P.A. 80-337 clarified meaning of "salary" for purposes
of section; P.A. 81-456 required that deductions from judges' salaries be deposited in judge's retirement fund rather than
in general fund; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs. but
made no substantive change; P.A. 82-392 added provision re refund of all contributions in the event of death of judge or
compensation commissioner to his named beneficiary, or if none, his estate, provided no pension is payable under Sec.
51-51; P.A. 84-399 amended Subsec. (a) by adding references to salary payable to each judge under Subsecs. (a) and (d)
of Sec. 54-47 and compensation commissioner under Sec. 31-277 and deleted Subsec. (e) re definition of "salary"; P.A.
85-613 made technical changes, substituting reference to Sec. 51-47 for reference to Sec. 54-47; P.A. 86-295 amended
Subsec. (b) to provide that the appointment on and after August 1, 1983, of judge of the appellate court to the supreme
court prior to expiration of term as appellate judge, or judge of the superior court to the appellate court prior to expiration
of term as superior court judge shall not be deemed to be reappointment to same court or appointment to different court;
P.A. 92-226 extended provisions of section to include any family support magistrate who had elected under Sec. 46b-231
to be included in this section.
See Sec. 51-49d re funding of retirement system.
Discussed. History of state referees. 164 C. 360.