§ 135-50. Short title and purpose.
Article 4.
Consolidated JudicialRetirement Act.
§ 135‑50. Short titleand purpose.
(a) This Article shallbe known and may be cited as the "Consolidated Judicial RetirementAct."
(b) The purpose of thisArticle is to improve the administration of justice by attracting and retainingthe most highly qualified talent available within the State to the positions ofjustice and judge, district attorney and solicitor, public defender, theDirector of Indigent Defense Services, and clerk of superior court, within theGeneral Court of Justice. (1973, c. 640, s. 1; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c.1031, ss. 2, 3; 2005‑276, s. 29.30A(a); 2005‑345, s. 42; 2007‑323,s. 28.21B(a); 2008‑107, s. 26.24(a).)