HB323 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim HillRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Justices and judges, revise compensation received by retired justices and judges who are called to active duty, Secs. 12-18-10, 12-18-61 am'd.

Summary

HB323 updates how retired Alabama justices and judges are paid when called back to active duty and makes minor language updates to the code.

What This Bill Does

It sets retirement benefits at 75% of the position's salary for applicable judges, with ongoing adjustments as salaries change and protection from garnishment. It also establishes survivor benefits for spouses and disability benefits based on years of service. Additionally, it creates an interim active-duty framework allowing retirees to be temporarily called back to service with extra pay, subject to caps and annual certification, and it applies similar rules to retired district judges; it also authorizes technical updates to modernize the language of the code.

Who It Affects

• Retired justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the courts of appeals or circuit courts, who could be called to interim active duty and would receive revised retirement benefits plus potential interim pay.
• Retired district judges, who could be called to interim active duty under similar pay rules and caps.
• Spouses of retired judges who served five or more years, who would receive survivor benefits calculated as a percentage of the former salary.
• Judiciary administration and the Administrative Office of Courts, which would implement interim-duty policies and related certifications.

Key Provisions

• Amends sections 12-18-10(a) and (b) to set retirement benefits at 75% of the applicable position's salary, with ongoing adjustments for salary changes and protection from garnishment; section (c) establishes survivor benefits at 3% per year of service up to 30% of salary; section (d) provides disability benefits with a formula based on years of service.
• Adds interim active-duty provisions (section 12-18-10(e) and related 12-18-61 for district judges) allowing retired justices/judges (and retired district judges) to be called to interim service and to receive additional compensation so that total pay approaches, but does not exceed, specified active-salary levels, subject to caps, annual certification, and performance determinations.

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Subjects

Justice, Supreme Court