(a) The following individuals are members of the Judges’ Retirement System: (1) a judge of the Supreme Court of Maryland, Appellate Court of Maryland, circuit court of a county, or District Court of Maryland; (2) a member of the State Workers’ Compensation Commission; and (3) a magistrate in chancery or magistrate in juvenile causes who: (i) was appointed by the circuit court of a county on or before June 30, 1989; and (ii) serves full time as a magistrate. (b) A former judge who is temporarily assigned to sit in a court of the State under the authority of Article IV, § 3A of the Maryland Constitution is not a member.
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