(a) Any justice, judge, officer, official or employee of the judicial branch of government, including retired and supernumerary justices, judges or employees, other than probate and municipal court judges and employees, shall be entitled to any and all employee benefits to which other state employees, officers or officials on active duty status are entitled, including, but not limited to, group hospital, medical and surgical insurance, regardless of whether such officer, official or employee is receiving his compensation from grant funds or otherwise.
(b) All supernumerary justices and judges and retired justices and judges shall fall within the retirement category and there shall be no differences between the same in regard to social security, tax benefits or advantages and employee benefits, and uniformity of treatment shall be given and accorded unless statutes specifically otherwise provide.
(c) Any justice or judge who is eligible or who will become eligible in the future for supernumerary benefits or retirement benefits shall not forfeit any right by failing to apply for such status at the time that he left or leaves active state service but shall be entitled to all such rights whenever he applies for the same.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
Section 12-1-1 - Effect of Rules of Supreme Court of Alabama.
Section 12-1-2 - Vesting of Judicial Power of State Generally.
Section 12-1-3 - Vesting of Criminal Jurisdiction.
Section 12-1-4 - Transfer of Cases Improperly Submitted to Supreme Court or Courts of Appeals.
Section 12-1-6 - Procedure When Local Legislation Affecting Judiciary Introduced in Legislature.
Section 12-1-10 - Punishment by Courts for Contempt.
Section 12-1-11 - Appeal to Appellate Court by Attorney or Officer From Judgment of Contempt.
Section 12-1-12 - Grounds for Disqualification of Judges From Trial of Cases Generally.
Section 12-1-14.1 - Appointment of Special Judge Upon Request; Temporary Service.
Section 12-1-14.2 - Senior Judge Status.
Section 12-1-21 - Salaries of Court Personnel, Etc.
Section 12-1-23 - Reasonable Accommodation for Those in Need of Special Services, Etc.
Section 12-1-24 - Pretrial Hearings in Certain Cases to Be Conducted by Audio-Video Communications.