Code of Alabama
Article 1 - Judicial Retirement Fund; Justices of Supreme Court, Judges Ofcourts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts Generally.
Section 12-18-2 - Administration of Fund; Disbursement of Funds; Appeals From Decisions of Board of Control.

(a) The Judicial Retirement Fund shall be administered by the Secretary-Treasurer of the State Employees' Retirement System under the supervision of the Board of Control of the said State Employees' Retirement System, and said board of control shall be the trustee of such fund and shall handle such fund in the same manner and pursuant to the same rules and regulations that it handles funds in the State Employees' Retirement System.
(b) The State Comptroller shall issue warrants for the disbursement of such fund in the same manner that he issues warrants for the disbursement of funds of the State Employees' Retirement System.
(c) Any justice or judge or spouse and/or child of a justice or a judge who is aggrieved by any decision of the Board of Control shall have the right to appeal to the Supreme Court of Alabama, where the Supreme Court shall hear said appeal de novo.

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Code of Alabama

Title 12 - Courts.

Chapter 18 - Judicial Retirement.

Article 1 - Judicial Retirement Fund; Justices of Supreme Court, Judges Ofcourts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts Generally.

Section 12-18-1 - Judicial Retirement Fund Created; Composition of Fund.

Section 12-18-2 - Administration of Fund; Disbursement of Funds; Appeals From Decisions of Board of Control.

Section 12-18-3 - Appropriation of Moneys by Legislature for Judicial Retirement Fund; Payment of State Contributions to Fund in Event of Failure of State to Appropriate Moneys, etc., for Fund.

Section 12-18-4 - Entitlement to Retirement and Receipt of Pension of Justices of Supreme Court, Judges of Courts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts Generally; Retirement Order.

Section 12-18-5 - Applicability of Article to Justices and Judges; Contributions to Retirement Fund; Granting of Credit for Military Service.

Section 12-18-6 - Eligibility for Retirement of Justices of Supreme Court, Judges of Courts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts.

Section 12-18-7 - Filing of Declaration as to Intention to Retire by Justices of Supreme Court, Judges of Courts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts; Endorsement and Forwarding Thereof by Chief Justice of Supreme Court; Oath, Powers, Duties, etc....

Section 12-18-8 - Transfer Into Judicial Retirement Fund of Contributions Made to Employees' Retirement System of Alabama and Receipt of Credit for Prior Service Under Employees' Retirement System, etc., Upon Payment of Contribution for Prior Years o...

Section 12-18-8.1 - Time of Service as Full-Time State Prosecutor, etc., May Be Credited as Time in Judicial Position With Judicial Retirement System.

Section 12-18-8.2 - Eligibility for Retirement of Circuit Judges; Credit for Former Service in Executive Department of State; Credit for Service as Full-Time Assistant District Attorney, Deputy District Attorney or Assistant Attorney General.

Section 12-18-8.3 - Restoration of Prior Creditable Service; Participation in Other Public Retirement Systems.

Section 12-18-9 - Offices Deemed Vacant Upon Retirement of Justices of Supreme Court, Judges of Courts of Appeals or Judges of Circuit Courts; Filling of Vacancies.

Section 12-18-10 - Retirement and Disability Benefits of Justices of Supreme Court, Judges of Courts of Appeals and Judges of Circuit Courts; Payment of Benefits to Spouses Upon Death of Justices or Judges; Call to Active Duty Status of Retired Justi...

Section 12-18-11 - Crediting to Circuit Court Judges Toward Retirement of Prior Service for Which Entitled to Credit Toward Supernumerary Status in Position Other Than as Circuit Judge.

Section 12-18-12 - Applicability of Provisions of Article to Future Additional State Judicial Offices.

Section 12-18-13 - Construction of Article.

Section 12-18-14 - Compliance With Qualification Standards.