Colorado § 24-51-1105 Retirees from the judicial division

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-51-1105 — Retirees from the judicial division

Colorado § 24-51-1105

Title 24Government

Art.Public Employees' Retirement Association

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-51-1105 (2026).

Text

(1)(a) Retirees from the judicial division may return to temporary judicial duties pursuant to the provisions of section 5 (3) of article VI of the Colorado state constitution and section 13-4-104.5, C.R.S., while receiving service retirement benefits.

(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-51-1101, upon written agreement with the chief justice of the Colorado supreme court, a member of the judicial division may perform, during retirement, assigned judicial duties without pay for ten, twenty, thirty, sixty, or ninety days each year and must receive a benefit increase equal to three and three-tenths percent, six and seven-tenths percent, ten percent, twenty percent, or thirty percent, respectively, of the current monthly salary of judges serving in the same position as

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(1) (a) Retirees from the
judicial division may return to temporary judicial duties pursuant to the provisions of
section 5 (3) of article VI of the Colorado state constitution and section 13-4-104.5,
C.R.S., while receiving service retirement benefits.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-51-1101, upon written
agreement with the chief justice of the Colorado supreme court, a member of the
judicial division may perform, during retirement, assigned judicial duties without
pay for ten, twenty, thirty, sixty, or ninety days each year and must receive a benefit
increase equal to three and three-tenths percent, six and seven-tenths percent, ten
percent, twenty percent, or thirty percent, respectively, of the current monthly
salary of judges serving in the same position as that held by the retiree at the time
of retirement. Such agreement shall be for a period of not more than three years. A
retiree may enter into subsequent agreements. The aggregate of these agreements
shall not exceed twelve years, except at the discretion of the Colorado supreme
court.

(2) Repealed.

(2.5) A retiree from the judicial division, who has entered into an agreement
pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, may take a leave of absence from
temporary judicial duties to be performed under such agreement, with a cessation
of the increase specified in subsection (1) of this section. Within thirty days prior to
each anniversary date of retirement, and upon written request to and approval by
the chief justice, a retiree, who has taken a leave of absence, may reenter into such
agreement to perform assigned temporary judicial duties. Upon reentering into
such agreement, the retirement benefit shall include the benefit increase specified
in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) If a written agreement is entered into pursuant to the provisions of this
section, and notice is received from the chief justice of the refusal of the retiree to
accept a temporary assignment without just cause, the retirement benefit shall be
recalculated to reduce the benefit to the amount payable without the increase
specified in subsection (1) of this section. The reduction shall be effective on the
first day of the month following such refusal.

(4) Increases in the retirement benefit pursuant to the provisions of this
section shall be reimbursed to the judicial division trust fund by an annual
appropriation by the general assembly to the judicial department for payment into
the judicial division trust fund.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a retiree from the
judicial division to enter into an agreement to perform temporary judicial duties.

(6) Retirees from the judicial division include justices and judges who have
retired from the supreme court, the court of appeals, district courts, county courts,
probate courts, and juvenile courts.

(7) Retirees from the judicial division who received a does not meet
performance standard or do not retain recommendation in their last judicial
performance evaluation before their retirement, either public or unpublished, are
not eligible to enter into an agreement under subsection (1)(b) of this section to
return to temporary judicial duties during retirement.

(8) Retirees from the judicial division who receive a disciplinary disposition
from the commission on judicial discipline of private admonishment, private
reprimand, private censure, public reprimand, public censure, suspension, or
removal are not eligible to enter into an agreement under subsection (1)(b) of this
section to return to temporary judicial duties during retirement.

(9) Retirees from the judicial division who, during or after their term in office,
receive private or public discipline from the office of the presiding disciplinary
judge are not eligible to enter into an agreement under subsection (1)(b) of this
section to return to temporary judicial duties during retirement.

Legislative History

Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1074, � 1, effective July 1. L. 90: (1) amended and (6) added, p. 1249, � 10, effective April 5. L. 95: (1)(b) amended and (2.5) added, p. 448, � 1, effective May 16. L. 98: (4) amended, p. 459, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2005: (1)(b) amended, p. 376, � 1, effective April 22. L. 2021: (1)(b) amended, (2) repealed, and (7), (8), and (9) added, (HB 21-1136), ch. 95, p. 379, � 2, effective May 4.