§1381. Pension for former judges not eligible for retirement benefits

A. Any person who has served as the judge of a court of record in this state for a period of at least eighteen years and who has at least one year of military service in the armed forces of the United States and who does not, upon July 31, 1974, qualify for retirement benefits under the unfunded judicial retirement plan of this state, and who is not a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, shall be paid a monthly pension equal to two-thirds of the monthly salary he was receiving at the time he ceased to be a judge. Upon the death of any such person, his surviving spouse shall be entitled to receive the same pension for the remainder of her life. In the event any such person again assumes the office of judge of a court of record in this state, either by election or appointment, his pension authorized hereunder shall terminate. However, after he ceases to occupy such office of judge, he shall be entitled to receive a monthly pension equal to two-thirds of his monthly salary at the time he ceased to occupy such office. The payment of the pension herein authorized shall be made monthly on the warrant of the person entitled to the benefit and shall be paid from the same source from which the judge received his salary.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon the death of any judge who continued to serve after attaining retirement eligibility under Subsection A of this Section, his surviving spouse shall be paid for the remainder of her life a monthly pension equal to two-thirds of the monthly salary the judge was receiving at the time of his death or retirement. The payment of the pension herein authorized shall be paid monthly on the warrant of the person entitled to the benefit and shall be paid from the same source from which the judge received his salary.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 305, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 373, §1, eff. July 20, 1982. Acts 1983, No. 239, §1, eff. June 30, 1983; Acts 1991, No. 902, §1, eff. July 23, 1991; Redesignated from R.S. 13:8 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.