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Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of Chapter 1 (\u00a7 51.1-124.1 et seq.) of this title shall apply to and govern the administration of the Judicial Retirement System.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":264395,"text":"The Judicial Retirement System is continued and shall be administered by the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 779 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1990, chapter 832.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57048,"section_number":"12.1-11.1","catch_line":"Temporary recall of members","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-11.1\/"},{"id":66141,"section_number":"16.1-69.22:1","catch_line":"Temporary recall of retired district court judges; evaluation","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.22_1\/"},{"id":63334,"section_number":"17.1-106","catch_line":"Temporary recall of retired judges; evaluation","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-106\/"},{"id":71338,"section_number":"17.1-302","catch_line":"Senior justice","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-302\/"},{"id":57214,"section_number":"17.1-327","catch_line":"Payment for services of retired judges; members of the State Corporation Commission and Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-327\/"},{"id":87290,"section_number":"17.1-401","catch_line":"Senior judge","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-401\/"},{"id":54108,"section_number":"2.2-3202","catch_line":"Eligibility for transitional severance benefit","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3202\/"},{"id":78683,"section_number":"51.1-124.22","catch_line":"Board to administer Retirement System; powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.22\/"},{"id":62870,"section_number":"51.1-124.4","catch_line":"Exemption of assets from taxation; exemption of benefits and assets from execution and assignment; trust funds; unclaimed property; eligible rollover distribution","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.4\/"},{"id":74626,"section_number":"51.1-126","catch_line":"Employees of institutions of higher education","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-126\/"},{"id":70111,"section_number":"51.1-126.5","catch_line":"Defined contribution plan for eligible members","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-126.5\/"},{"id":86163,"section_number":"51.1-126.6","catch_line":"Certain employees of public school divisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-126.6\/"},{"id":86935,"section_number":"51.1-1300","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1300\/"},{"id":75331,"section_number":"51.1-1400","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired state employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1400\/"},{"id":71866,"section_number":"51.1-1401","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired teachers","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1401\/"},{"id":54220,"section_number":"51.1-1403","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired constitutional officers, employees of constitutional officers, general registrars, employees of general registrars, and local social service employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1403\/"},{"id":81607,"section_number":"51.1-144","catch_line":"Member contributions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-144\/"},{"id":62951,"section_number":"51.1-145","catch_line":"Employer contributions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-145\/"},{"id":72358,"section_number":"51.1-155","catch_line":"Service retirement allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-155\/"},{"id":61992,"section_number":"51.1-155.1","catch_line":"Exceptions from general early retirement provisions for certain state employees and constitutional officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-155.1\/"},{"id":65950,"section_number":"51.1-161","catch_line":"Withdrawal of contributions before retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-161\/"},{"id":66610,"section_number":"51.1-165.1","catch_line":"Acknowledgment by spouse of member","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-165.1\/"},{"id":83100,"section_number":"51.1-169","catch_line":"Hybrid retirement program","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-169\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68506,"section_number":"51.1-124.1","catch_line":"Virginia Retirement System established","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235999,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73479,"identifier":"51.1-300","token":"51.1\/3\/51.1-300","url":"\/51.1-300\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-300\/","token":"51.1\/3\/51.1-300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Judicial Retirement System continued; administration; application of provisions of Virginia Retirement System","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Judicial <span class=\"dictionary\">Retirement System<\/span> is continued and shall be administered by the Board of Trustees of the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Retirement System<\/span>. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of Chapter 1 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Virginia Retirement System established\" href=\"\/51.1-124.1\/\">51.1-124.1<\/a> et seq.) of this title shall apply to and govern the administration of the Judicial <span class=\"dictionary\">Retirement System<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTINUED; ADMINISTRATION; APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS\nOF VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (\u00a7 51.1-300)\n\nThe Judicial Retirement System is continued and shall be administered by the\nBoard of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System. Except as otherwise\nprovided, the provisions of Chapter 1 (\u00a7 51.1-124.1 et seq.) of this title\nshall apply to and govern the administration of the Judicial Retirement System.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 779, \u00a7 51-160; 1990, c. 832.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}