§ 28-30-16 - Retirement of judges engaged on or before July 2, 1997, on full pay.
SECTION 28-30-16
§ 28-30-16 Retirement of judges engaged onor before July 2, 1997, on full pay. – (a) Whenever any person engaged as a judge on or before July 2, 1997, hasserved as a workers' compensation judge for twenty (20) years and has reachedthe age of sixty-five (65) years, or has served for fifteen (15) years andreached the age of seventy (70) years, he or she may retire from regular activeservice and subsequently he or she shall receive annually during his or herlife a sum equal to the annual salary he or she was receiving at the time ofhis or her retirement. Whenever a judge or magistrate shall be granted a leaveof absence without pay, such absence shall not be credited towards activeservice time for the purposes of retirement.
(b) Any judge who retires in accordance with the provisionsof this section shall at the direction of the chief judge of the court, subjectto the retiree's physical and mental competence, be assigned to perform thoseservices that a judge as the chief judge prescribes. When so assigned andperforming that service, the retiree shall have all the powers and authority ofa judge. The retired judge shall not be counted in the number of judgesprovided by law for the workers' compensation court.