Georgia Code
Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions
Chapter 23 - Georgia Judicial Retirement System

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 47-23-1. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: History. Code 1981,...

Article 2 - Administration and Management

§ 47-23-20. Administration; Membership of the Board; Term; Compensation; Quorum - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-20 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-21. Authority of Board - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-21 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-22. Control of Funds; Investments - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-22 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-23. Gifts - The board may take, by gift, grant, or bequest, any...

§ 47-23-24. Records; Audited Annual Financial Statement - The board shall keep permanent records of all its accounts...

§ 47-23-25. Payment of Administrative Expenses - In order to pay the administrative expenses of the fund...

§ 47-23-26. Administration of Fund - The board shall contract with the Employees’ Retirement System of...

§ 47-23-27. Legal Adviser - The Attorney General shall be legal adviser of the board....

§ 47-23-28. Transfer of Contributions From Earlier Funds - All employer and employee contributions, plus the earnings on such...

§ 47-23-29. Survivors Benefits — Group Term Life Insurance - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-29 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-30. Contract for Group Term Life Insurance Protection - The board of trustees may provide group term life insurance...

§ 47-23-31. Plan Year Designated - For purposes of complying with federal Internal Revenue Service rules...

Article 3 - Membership in the System

§ 47-23-40. Eligibility - Any person who on June 30, 1998, was an active,...

§ 47-23-41. Employee Contributions - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-41 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-42. Judges and Solicitors-General of State Courts Ineligible - Judges and solicitors-general of state courts who are members of...

§ 47-23-43. Preservation of Prior Rights Under This Code Section by Certain Attorneys Employed by Legislative Counsel or Department of Law - Any person employed pursuant to Code Section 28-4-3 or 45-15-31...

§ 47-23-43.1. Membership for Persons Employed by the Office of Legislative Counsel in Full-Time Positions Requiring Admission to State Bar of Georgia - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-43.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-44. Members Receiving Benefits From Predecessor Retirement Systems; Creditable Service With Other Systems - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-44 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-45. Effect of Change in Employment - Any member of this retirement system shall be entitled to...

§ 47-23-46. Members From District Attorneys’ Retirement System - Any member who on June 30, 1998, was entitled to...

§ 47-23-47. Transfer of Members’ Contributions - The board of trustees shall transfer to the Employees’ Retirement...

§ 47-23-48. Election of Retirement System; Effect of Subsequent Legislation - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-48 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-49. Membership for Full-Time Judges of the State-Wide Business Court; Creditable Service - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-49 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-50. Retirement Options for State Judges Serving Fulton County - Any person who becomes a judge of the State Court...

Article 4 - Service Creditable

§ 47-23-60. Transfer of Service Credits - Any creditable service credited to any member of this retirement...

§ 47-23-61. Establishing Creditable Service - Any member who on June 30, 1998, was entitled to...

§ 47-23-62. Obtaining Creditable Service; Obtaining Creditable Service in Other Systems; Calculations - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-62 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-63. Definition and Effect of Full-Time and Part-Time Service; Calculations - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-63 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-64. Transfer of Funds From Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia by Judges, Solicitor General, or District Attorneys; Crediting Service - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-64 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-65. Creditable Service for Certain Prior Service - Any superior court judge or district attorney who is an...

Article 5 - Contributions

§ 47-23-80. Contributions by Superior Court Judges and District Attorneys; Employer Contributions - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-80 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-81. Contributions by Judges and Solicitors-General of State Courts; Employer Contributions; Reports Required - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-81 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-82. Contributions by Juvenile Court Judges; Employer Contributions; Reports Required - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-82 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-83. Termination of Membership Prior to Vesting - Whenever any member of this retirement system terminates his or...

§ 47-23-84. Payment of Remainder of Accumulated Contributions Upon Death - If, upon the deaths of a retired member and, if...

Article 6 - Salary, Retirement, Death, and Disability Benefits

§ 47-23-100. Salary Defined - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-100 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-101. Calculation of Benefits Based on Salary After July 1, 1998 - For members who become members after July 1, 1998, no...

§ 47-23-102. Vesting; Benefits Upon Retirement; Compliance With Federal Income Tax Laws - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-102 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-103. Retirement Based on Age; Application to Retire - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-103 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-104. Disability; Determination of Benefits; Determining Disability - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-104 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-105. Spouses’ Benefits; Ceasing Spouses’ Benefits; Vesting; Designation of Survivors Benefits; Member Who Rejected Survivor’s Benefits May Later Elect Such Benefits by Paying Actuarial Cost; Applicability - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-105 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-105.1. Modification of Retirement Allowance - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-105.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-106. County Supplement of Salaries - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-106 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-107. Appointing Beneficiary - If there is no surviving spouse or survivor of a...

§ 47-23-108. Withdrawal of Funds - Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, if a...

§ 47-23-109. Cessation of Retirement Allowance for Resuming State Service; Required Notification - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-109 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-110. Service as a Senior Judge - Any member retired under this chapter or vested for a...

Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 47-23-120. No Abridgement of Rights Under Predecessor Retirement Provisions - This chapter shall not deny or abridge any right, benefit,...

§ 47-23-121. Exemption From Levy and Sale, Garnishment or Attachment - The return of contributions, any optional benefit, or any other...

§ 47-23-122. Falsification of Records; Correction of Errors; Participation in Employees’ Retirement System or Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund - History. Code 1981, § 47-23-122 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-23-123. Participation in Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund, District Attorneys Emeritus, and District Attorneys Retirement Fund - No member of this retirement system shall be eligible to...

§ 47-23-124. Legislative Intent - It is the intention of the General Assembly that except...