As a part of the judges' retirement system, there is hereby created a Judges' Retirement Fund which shall be made up of and into which shall be paid
(a) Percentage contributions from salaries of judges as provided in section four of this article;
(b) Gifts and bequests to the fund and any accretions and accumulations which may properly be paid into and become a part of the fund;
(c) Specific appropriations to the fund made by the Legislature of the State of West Virginia and by any county court or courts of the state;
(d) Interest on the investment of any part or parts of the fund;
(e) Any other moneys, available and not otherwise expended, which may be appropriated or transferred to the fund.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 51. Courts and Their Officers
Article 9. Retirement System for Judges of Courts of Record
§51-9-1b. Statement of Legislative Intent, Policy and Finding
§51-9-2. Judges' Retirement Fund Created; Composition
§51-9-3a. Specification of Actuarial Assumptions
§51-9-6. Eligibility for and Payment of Benefits
§51-9-6a. Eligibility Benefits; Service and Retirement of Judges Over Sixty-Five Years of Age
§51-9-6c. Limitations on Benefit Increases
§51-9-6d. Adjusted Annual Retirement Benefit Calculations
§51-9-7. Ineligibility to Receive Pay or Benefits
§51-9-8. Retirement Upon Disability
§51-9-9. Determination of Eligibility for Benefits
§51-9-10. Services of Senior Judges and Justices
§51-9-12a. Federal Law Maximum Benefit Limitations
§51-9-12b. Federal Minimum Required Distributions
§51-9-12d. Rollovers and Transfers to Purchase Service Credit or Repay Withdrawn Contributions
§51-9-13. Disqualification for Pay and Benefits
§51-9-15. County Commissioners Excluded
§51-9-16. Severability of Article and Amendments Thereto