ยง 25-a. Retirement of judicial officers. 1. A judicial officer retired
from office for disability shall, if eligible, apply for retirement and
shall retire from the retirement system or systems of which he is a
member. All such retirements shall be in accordance with and take effect
pursuant to law governing such system or systems.
2. Any such judicial officer shall receive from the unit or units of
government responsible for the payment of his salary a special
disability allowance, which together with his pension or pensions, if
any, from such retirement system or systems, computed without optional
modification, shall equal two-thirds of the annual salary which such
judicial officer was receiving at the time of his retirement from
office; provided, however, that in no event shall the special disability
allowance exceed an amount which together with his retirement allowance
or allowances computed without optional modification will equal such
annual salary.
In the case of a justice of the supreme court, the cost of providing
the special disability allowance shall be apportioned among the units of
government in the same ratio as such units contributed to the total
annual salary he was receiving at the time of his retirement from
office.
3. The special disability allowance or appropriate portion thereof
shall begin to accrue on the same date that his retirement from the
retirement system of which he is a member becomes effective. In the
case of a judicial officer ineligible to retire, the special disability
allowance shall begin to accrue on the date of the entry of the order by
the court of appeals.
4. The special disability allowance provided for in subdivision two
shall be payable to each such judicial officer on the first day of each
month until the expiration of the term for which he had been elected or
appointed or the last day of December next after he shall be seventy
years of age or his death, whichever shall first occur.
5. The special disability allowance provided for in this section shall
not reduce or suspend any retirement allowance of any such judicial
officer, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
Structure New York Laws
Article 2 - General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges
2-A - Jurisdiction and Powers of Courts Continued.
2-B - General Powers of Courts of Record.
3 - Use of Term "Court" Prohibited.
4 - Sittings of Courts to Be Public.
4-A - Certain Powers of the Courts Regarding Civil Arrests.
5 - Courts Not to Sit on Sunday Except in Special Cases nor on Saturday in Certain Cases.
6 - Adjournment of Term of Court of Record to Future Day.
7 - Adjournment of Term on Non-Appearance of Judge.
7-A - Vacancies or Changes in Judges; Power of Judge Out of Office.
7-B - Continuance of Out of Court Proceedings Before Judges of Same Court.
7-C - Continuance of Special Proceeding Before Another Officer.
8 - Emergency Relocations of Court Terms.
10 - Courtroom Designated the "Judge James F. Reitz Memorial Courtroom".
13 - Court or Judge May Direct the Filing of Original Stenographic Minutes With Clerk.
13-A - Power to Remove Certain Officers and to Appoint Successors.
13-B - Oath of Referee, Receiver, Commissioner or Appraiser.
14 - Disqualification of Judge by Reason of Interest or Consanguinity.
15 - Judge of Court of Record Not Disqualified Because a Resident or a Taxpayer.
16 - Judge Prohibited From Practicing Law in His Court.
17 - Judge Prohibited From Practicing in Cause Which Has Been Before Him.
18 - Judge Prohibited From Taking Fees for Advice in Matters Before Him.
19 - Judge Must Not Be Interested in Costs.
22 - Certificates as to Year of Birth to Be Filed by Certain Judicial Officers.
23 - Age Limitation on Term of Judicial Office.
24 - Compensation of Judges After Removal.
25-A - Retirement of Judicial Officers.
27 - Enacted Without Section Heading.
28 - Amendment of Minutes of Stenographer.
30 - Lost or Destroyed Seal Must Be Replaced.
30-B - Seal of New York County and of the County Clerk and the Supreme Court.
30-C - Seal of Franklin County and of the County Clerk and the Supreme Court.
30-D - Seal of Albany County and of the County Clerk and the Supreme Court.
30-E - Seal of Livingston County and of the County Clerk and the Supreme Court.
31 - Seals and Records of Former Superior City Courts.
33 - Expense of Certain Criminal Prosecutions to Be Borne by the State.
35 - Assignment of Counsel to Indigent Persons and Appointment of Physicians in Certain Proceedings.
36 - Personal Assistants to Judges and Justices.