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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>74234</law_id><section_number>51.1-306.1</section_number><catch_line>Service retirement allowance for judges appointed or elected after January 1, 2014</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="51.1">Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Judicial Retirement System</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, the <span class="dictionary">service</span> retirement allowance for <span class="dictionary">judges</span> appointed or elected to an original term commencing on or after January 1, 2014, and prior to July 1, 2026, shall be determined (i) under the provisions of the hybrid retirement program described in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Hybrid retirement program" href="/51.1-169/">51.1-169</a> for <span class="dictionary">service</span> rendered as a <span class="dictionary">judge</span> prior to July 1, 2026, and (ii) pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Service retirement allowance" href="/51.1-306/">51.1-306</a> for <span class="dictionary">service</span> rendered as a <span class="dictionary">judge</span> on or after July 1, 2026.</p></section></text><history>2014, c. 356; 2025, c. 508.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
